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Supreme Court of Judicature
judgment or order of the High Court; power was given to each division to administer law and equity concurrently, with preference for the rules of equity, where they should be found to be in conflict with the
Durham, County palatine of
also COUNTY PALATINE. The jurisdiction of the Durham Court of Chancery within its territorial limits as coextensive and concurrent with that of the Chancery Division of the High Court; (English) Judic. Act, 1925, s. 18. … Durham, County palatine of. The jurisdiction which was, for a long time, vested in the Bishop of Durham for the time being, was taken
Common Pleas, the Court of
certain place. Its jurisdiction was altogether confined to civil matters, having no cognizance in criminal cases, and was concurrent with that of the King' Bench and Exchequer in personal actions and ejectment. It had a peculiar or … Common Pleas, the Court of, so called because its original jurisdiction was to determine controversies between subject and subject, one of the three Superior Courts of Common Law at
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Act of Parliament
repugnant that it necessarily implies a negative, but if the Acts can stand together, they shall have a concurrent efficacy; (9) Acts of Parliament cannot derogate from the power of subsequent Parliaments; (10) the King is not
Assize, or assise
however, no very material alteration is made in the manner of holding the assizes. S. 70 (5) gives power to any commissioner acting under a commission of assize or any other commission issued under this section, to … this section, to try and determine matrimonial causes of any class prescribed by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice and the President of the Probate Division. The commissioner has all the powers
Rectification
Rectification. The power to rectify a written document which, as drawn out, does not express the mutual and concurrent intention of the parties, is a power which the Courts of equity always possessed; but such jurisdiction is
Duchy Court of Lancaster
those on the Equity side of the Courts of Exchequer and Chancery, and the Chancery Court exercised a concurrent jurisdiction with the Duchy Court, so that it seems not to be a Court of Record. See COUNTY … Duchy Court of Lancaster, a tribunal of special jurisdiction, held before the chancellor of the duchy or his deputy, concerning all matters of equity relating to lands
Defamation
to support an action by such person against the speaker or writer. The ecclesiastical courts had formerly a concurrent jurisdiction in such an action, but such jurisdiction was abolished in 1855 by 18 & 19 Vict. c. … support an action by such person against the speaker or writer. The ecclesiastical courts had formerly a concurrent jurisdiction in such an action, but such jurisdiction was abolished in 1855 by 18 & 19 Vict. c. 41.
Person of unsound mind
269/L.2), relate chiefly to inquisitions (q.v.) and the management and administration of the property of patients. See also CONCURRENT JURISDICTION; MASTER INLUNACY. See Mills and Poyser's Lunacy Practice; Archbold's Lunacy and Mental Deficiency; Pope on Lunacy; Heywood … in lunacy to be, through mental infirmity arising from disease or age, incapable of managing their affairs. The powers and duties of the Commissioners in Lunacy were transferred to the Board of Control by the (English) Mental
Accident
a mishap, an extraordinary incident; something not expected. It is also a head of equitable jurisdiction, which was concurrent with that of the Courts of Law. Means an unlook for mishap or an untoward event which is … which equity may give relief under certain conditions are (1) lost or destroyed documents. (2) Imperfect execution of powers. (3) Erroneous payments, e.g., by personal representatives. In logic, something, in any subject, person, or thing not belonging
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