Court of Exchequer

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The Court of Exchequer was a historic English royal court primarily responsible for managing the Crown’s revenue and later exercising broader judicial functions in common law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English royal court
common law court
court of record
abolishedBy Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
linked to: Judicature Acts

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875
linked to: Judicature Acts
alsoKnownAs Court of Exchequer at Westminster
linked to: Court of Exchequer

Exchequer of Pleas
linked to: Court of Exchequer
appliedLaw English common law
authorityDerivedFrom English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
buildingType courtroom within Westminster Palace complex
country Kingdom of England
developedFrom medieval Exchequer system
dissolutionDate 19th century
existedFrom medieval period
function hearing common law civil actions
hearing revenue disputes involving the Crown
hadMember Barons of the Exchequer
linked to: King’s Bench
handled cases involving Crown revenue
disputes between subjects framed as affecting Crown revenue
headedBy Chief Baron of the Exchequer
historicalRole central institution of royal finance
major common law court alongside King’s Bench and Common Pleas
influenced development of English financial law
development of English procedural law
jurisdiction England
Wales
languageOfRecord English
Latin
Law French
legalStatus superior court of record
location Westminster Hall
mergedInto Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice
linked to: Court of Exchequer

High Court of Justice
originatedFrom royal household Exchequer
oversaw assessment of certain taxes and duties
collection of royal debts
partOf royal courts at Westminster
primaryFunction management of Crown revenue
procedure used legal fictions to extend jurisdiction to ordinary civil disputes
used writs to bring cases before the court
relatedTo Court of Common Pleas
Court of King’s Bench
secondaryFunction exercise of common law jurisdiction
subdivision Exchequer of Account
Exchequer of Pleas
linked to: Court of Exchequer

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English law hasHistoricalOrigin Court of Exchequer
Lord High Treasurer seat Court of Exchequer
Henry I of England introducedInstitution Exchequer of England
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Court of Common Pleas distinctFrom Court of Exchequer
Court of Exchequer alsoKnownAs Court of Exchequer at Westminster
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Court of Exchequer alsoKnownAs Exchequer of Pleas
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Court of Exchequer subdivision Exchequer of Pleas
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Court of Exchequer mergedInto Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Judicature Acts replaced Court of Exchequer
Crown of England associatedWithInstitution Exchequer of England
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas partOf Westminster courts of common law
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas seeAlso Exchequer of Pleas
linked to: Court of Exchequer
The Reports associatedWith Court of Exchequer
King’s Bench concurrentWith Court of Exchequer
King’s Court developedInto Court of Exchequer
Queen’s Remembrancer historicalAssociation Court of Exchequer
subject linked to: The Queen’s Remembrancer
Queen’s Remembrancer historicalAssociation Exchequer of Pleas
subject linked to: The Queen’s Remembrancer
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Exchequer Court of Canada namedAfter Court of Exchequer (United Kingdom)
linked to: Court of Exchequer
Sir James Eyre jurisdiction Court of Exchequer
Common Bench distinguishedFrom Court of Exchequer
Exchequer of Account relatedTo Court of Exchequer
Chief Baron of the Exchequer partOf Court of Exchequer
Chief Baron of the Exchequer positionHeldIn Court of Exchequer
Chief Baron of the Exchequer authorityOver barons of the Exchequer
linked to: Court of Exchequer