sources of law

Question 1

what is the leapfrog process?

Answer 1

process for appealing direct to the Supreme Court from the high court or a divisional court, bypassing the court of appeal
only applies to civil law

Question 2

what does common law mean?

Answer 2

historical sense: to distinguish law as applied by king’s judges as opposed to law as applied by local customary courts
law applied by king’s courts as opposed to rules of equity
distinguish case law
law as applied by common law countries