Supreme Court of Judicature

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The Supreme Court of Judicature was the central superior court system in England and Wales, created in the 19th century to consolidate and streamline the previously separate common law and equity courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
former court
superior court
apexCourtUntil 2009
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales
country England and Wales
dissolved 2009
foundedByStatute Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
function administration of justice
exercise of common law jurisdiction
exercise of equitable jurisdiction
hearing civil cases
hearing criminal appeals
governedBy rules of court made under the Judicature Acts
hasJurisdictionOver admiralty matters
civil law matters
criminal law matters
divorce and matrimonial causes
equity matters
probate matters
hasPart Court of Appeal
linked to: court of appeal

Crown Court
High Court of Justice
highestAppealBodyIncluded Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
inception 1875
languageOfProceedings English
legalForm statutory body
legallyCreated 1873
legalSystem common law
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
mergedCourtsOf common law
equity
modifiedByStatute Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875
purpose to consolidate common law and equity courts
to streamline the court system of England and Wales
regionServed England
Wales
replaced Court of Chancery
Court of Common Pleas
Court of Exchequer
Court of Probate
Court of Queen's Bench
Divorce Court
High Court of Admiralty
linked to: Admiralty courts

London Court of Bankruptcy
replacedBy Senior Courts of England and Wales
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
subordinateTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
successorTo superior courts at Westminster

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Court of Probate mergedInto Supreme Court of Judicature
London Court of Bankruptcy functionsTransferredTo Supreme Court of Judicature
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 created Supreme Court of Judicature
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 providedFor single Supreme Court of Judicature
linked to: Supreme Court of Judicature