Legal History Flashcards
What were the 3 distinct legal systems in Anglo-Saxon times?
Dane Law, Mercian Law, Wessex Law
What was the Anglo-Saxon system of keeping the peace?
the frank-pledge
When does English legal development stem from?
Norman Conquest of 1066 by William of Normandy
What was the general eyre?
The King sent out representatives from Westminster to different parts of the country to check on local administration in the shires
How did Henry II reorganise the legal system?
By dividing the country into circuits
In what centuries were juries developed?
12th / 13th centuries
When is it estimated that common law formation was complete by?
1250
Which King formed the Court of the Exchequer?
Henry I
In what year was the first Chief Justice appointed?
1273
What court was set up to deal with common people’s problems?
The Court of Common Pleas
What is equity?
The body of rules originally enforced only by the Court of Chancery
In the past, when equity and common law came into conflict, which one should prevail?
equity
In what years in the 17th century was there a period of judicial reform, and what Act was passed?
1873-1875, Judicature Acts 1873-5
Who summoned the first Parliament to contain representatives from cities, boroughs, and shires, and what year was this Parliament called?
Simon de Montford, in 1265
When was the English Civil War?
1642 - 1651
