Courts of Great Sessions in Wales

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The Courts of Great Sessions in Wales were regional superior courts, modeled on the English assizes, that handled serious civil and criminal cases in Wales from the 16th to the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
former court
appliesToJurisdiction County of Monmouth
Principality of Wales
Wales
basedOn English assizes
country Wales
dissolved 1830
endTime 1830
19th century
establishedBy Laws in Wales Act 1542
Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542
follows English common law
hasJurisdictionOver chancery matters
debt actions
ejectment
felonies
trespass
hasPart Great Sessions for North Wales
Great Sessions for South Wales
Great Sessions for the County of Monmouth
inception 1542
jurisdiction serious civil cases
serious criminal cases
languageOfWorkOrName English
Welsh
legalForm superior court
location Beaumaris
Brecon
Caernarfon
linked to: Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Cardiff
Carmarthen
Flint
Haverfordwest
Mold
Presteigne
Ruthin
Swansea
Welshpool
Wrexham
partOf legal system of England and Wales
legal system of Wales
replacedBy Court of Great Sessions in Chester
assize courts of England and Wales
assizes
startTime 16th century
subordinateTo Court of Common Pleas
Court of Exchequer
Court of King’s Bench

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Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 appliesToJurisdiction Courts of Great Sessions in Wales
Chief Justice of Chester abolishedBy Courts of Great Sessions in Wales and Chester Act 1830
linked to: Courts of Great Sessions in Wales
Chief Justice of Chester seeAlso Court of Great Sessions in Wales and Chester
linked to: Courts of Great Sessions in Wales
Courts of Great Sessions in Wales hasPart Great Sessions for the County of Monmouth
linked to: Courts of Great Sessions in Wales