Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873

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The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 was a major British statute that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a single Supreme Court of Judicature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
British statute ⓘ
abolished Court of Common Pleas at Westminster ⓘ
Court of Exchequer of Pleas ⓘ
linked to: Court of Exchequer

Court of Queen's Bench ⓘ
High Court of Chancery ⓘ
linked to: Court of Chancery
aimedAt elimination of procedural conflicts between law and equity ⓘ
simplification of English court structure ⓘ
amendedBy Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
appliesTo civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
branchOfLaw constitutional law ⓘ
procedural law ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
created Court of Appeal ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal

High Court of Justice ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature ⓘ
followedBy Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
influenced development of English civil procedure ⓘ
inForceIn 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus partially repealed ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
locationOfEffect England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
longTitle An Act for the constitution of a Supreme Court, and for other purposes relating to the better Administration of Justice in England ⓘ
merged common law courts ⓘ
equity courts ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf Judicature Acts ⓘ
providedFor appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal ⓘ
divisions of the High Court of Justice ⓘ
fusion of administration of law and equity ⓘ
single Supreme Court of Judicature ⓘ
relatedTo Court of Appeal in Chancery ⓘ
Court of Chancery ⓘ
Court of Queen's Bench ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
reorganised English court system ⓘ
royalAssent 1873 ⓘ
shortTitle Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
subjectMatter civil procedure ⓘ
court organization ⓘ
jurisdiction of courts ⓘ
yearEnacted 1873 ⓘ

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Court of Appeal in Chancery → dissolvedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Court of Appeal in Chancery → dissolvedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 → relatedTo → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Court of Probate → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Common Bench → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Court of Queen's Bench → dissolvedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Court of Queen's Bench → dissolvedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
First Gladstone ministry → passed → Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
Queen's Bench Division → establishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 → influencedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 → shortTitle → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature → foundedByStatute → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ