Court of Pleas at Durham

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The Court of Pleas at Durham was a historic English common law court with jurisdiction in the County Palatine of Durham until its functions were absorbed into the national court system in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf common law court ⓘ
historic court ⓘ
abolishedAsResultOf 19th-century court reforms in England ⓘ
integration of palatine courts into national judiciary ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction County Palatine of Durham ⓘ
linked to: County Durham
associatedWith Bishopric of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Diocese of Durham

Durham Palatinate ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dissolvedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
existedUntil 19th century ⓘ
functionsAbsorbedBy national court system of England ⓘ
governedBy English common law rules on civil pleading ⓘ
statutes relating to the County Palatine of Durham ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Court of Pleas in Durham ⓘ
Durham Court of Pleas ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver subjects within the County Palatine of Durham ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance example of palatine jurisdiction in England ⓘ
illustrates integration of local courts into national system ⓘ
hasJurisdiction civil matters ⓘ
common law actions ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasTypeOfJurisdiction original jurisdiction in civil causes ⓘ
palatine jurisdiction ⓘ
hearsCasesFrom residents of the County Palatine of Durham ⓘ
legalSystem English common law ⓘ
locatedIn County Durham ⓘ
Durham ⓘ
locatedInJurisdiction County Palatine of Durham ⓘ
linked to: Durham Palatinate
partOf palatine courts of Durham ⓘ
partOfHistoryOf County Durham ⓘ
English legal history ⓘ
replacedBy High Court of Justice ⓘ
centralized courts at Westminster ⓘ
subordinateTo Bishop of Durham ⓘ
palatine authority of Durham ⓘ
timePeriod pre-19th century England ⓘ
usedProcedure common law procedure ⓘ

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Judicature Acts → replaced → Court of Pleas at Durham ⓘ
Court of Pleas at Durham → hasAlternativeName → Durham Court of Pleas ⓘ
linked to: Court of Pleas at Durham
Court of Pleas at Durham → hasAlternativeName → Court of Pleas in Durham ⓘ
linked to: Court of Pleas at Durham
Lancaster palatine courts → relatedTo → County Palatine of Durham courts ⓘ
linked to: Court of Pleas at Durham