Judicature Acts

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The Judicature Acts were a series of 19th-century reforms that reorganized the English court system by merging common law and equity courts into a unified Supreme Court of Judicature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial reform legislation ⓘ
series of Acts of Parliament ⓘ
aim elimination of conflicts between law and equity ⓘ
simplification of court structure ⓘ
appliesTo common law courts ⓘ
equity courts ⓘ
component Court of Appeal ⓘ
linked to: court of appeal

High Court of Justice ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
effect abolished separate courts of common law and Chancery as independent tribunals ⓘ
created Supreme Court of Judicature ⓘ
established a unified court system ⓘ
merged common law and equity jurisdictions ⓘ
provided that law and equity be administered concurrently ⓘ
reorganized English superior courts ⓘ
field English constitutional law ⓘ
civil procedure ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ
hasPart Judicature Act 1877 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts

Judicature Act 1879 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts

Judicature Act 1881 ⓘ
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Judicature Act 1884 ⓘ
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Judicature Act 1890 ⓘ
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Judicature Act 1891 ⓘ
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Judicature Act 1894 ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
influenced court system of other common law jurisdictions ⓘ
fusion of law and equity in common law countries ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force as amended ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
location Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
mainSubject fusion of law and equity courts ⓘ
reform of the English court system ⓘ
replaced Admiralty Court ⓘ
linked to: Admiralty courts

Court of Chancery ⓘ
Court of Common Pleas ⓘ
Court of Common Pleas at Lancaster ⓘ
Court of Exchequer ⓘ
Court of Pleas at Durham ⓘ
Court of Queen's Bench ⓘ
Divorce Court ⓘ
London Court of Bankruptcy ⓘ
Probate Court ⓘ
linked to: Court of Probate
significantEvent coming into force of Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
startTime 1873 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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English law → hasKeyStatute → Judicature Acts ⓘ
Court of King’s Bench → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of King’s Bench → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Appeal of England and Wales → createdBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
High Court of Justice of England and Wales → establishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Common Pleas → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Exchequer → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Exchequer → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
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Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1877 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1879 ⓘ
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Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1881 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1884 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1890 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1891 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Judicature Acts → hasPart → Judicature Act 1894 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
King’s Bench → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Chancery → reformedBy → Chancery Amendment Act 1858 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Chancery → reformedBy → Chancery Regulation Act 1862 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Chancery → abolishedBy → Judicature Acts ⓘ
Court of Chancery → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Chancery → abolishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Judicial Committee Act 1833 → classification → judicature act ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Senior Courts of England and Wales → establishedBy → Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Appeal in Chancery → establishedBy → Chancery Amendment Act 1851 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Chancery Division of the High Court → establishedUnder → Supreme Court of Judicature Acts ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Probate → establishedBy → Court of Probate Act 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Chief Baron of the Exchequer → officeAbolishedAsPartOf → Judicature Acts reforms ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Court of Queen's Bench → dissolvedBy → Judicature Acts ⓘ
London Court of Bankruptcy → abolishedBy → Judicature Acts ⓘ
Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal → establishedUnder → Judicature Acts framework ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales → establishedBy → Judicature Acts ⓘ
subject linked to: Civil Division of the CA
Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 → consolidates → Supreme Court of Judicature Acts 1873 to 1910 ⓘ
linked to: Judicature Acts
Heads of Division of the High Court → historicallyDerivedFrom → Judicature Acts 1873–1875 ⓘ
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High Court of Justice → establishedBy → Judicature Acts ⓘ
subject linked to: High Court