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legalStatus partially repealed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