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Manor
have been abolished, the lord's right to escheat has been transferred to the Crown or the Duchy of Lancaster or of Cornwall, rent and other services except Grand and Petty Serjeanty have been commuted and extinguished. See
Latin information
Latin information. The name of an information and action by the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall in the nature of civil proceedings to recover debt or damages for a
Land
in land. a conveyance of land does not pass tithe rent-charge by implication, Public Trustee v. Duke of Lancaster, (1927) 1 KB 516. Also water, by a solecism, is held to be a species of land; e.g.,
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Housing of the working classes
relate to Government contributions, contributions out of rates, borrowing monies, etc. The High Court, the Chancery Courts of Lancaster and Durham, and county courts are provided with powers and jurisdiction ancillary to the purposes of the Act
High Court of Justice
Court of Probate; (7) The Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes; (8) The Court of Common Pleas at Lancaster; (9) The Court of Pleas at Durham; (10) The Courts created by Commissions of Assize, of Oyer and
Bona vacantia
1 Ch 70, and (1933) 2 Ch 29. As to the rights of the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall to bona vacantia, see (English) Administration of Estates Act 1925, ss. 45 and
Fee-simple
with a few exceptions, and escheat was replaced by certain rights conferred on the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall to the exclusion of the rights (if any) of mesne lords. (A.E. Act,
Cousin
OF PROPERTY ON DEATH, the share of the excluded kindred goes to the Crown or the Duchy of Lancaster or Duke of Corn wall, who may make certain ex gratia distributions, see s. 46 of the (English)
Circuits
towns throughout England are regulated periodically by Orders in Council. (1) Northern Circuit: Counties of Westmoreland, Cumberland, and Lancaster. (2) North-Eastern Circuit: Counties of Northumber-land, Durham, and York, and counties of the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and city
Barmote
of mining and mineral customs in certain parts of the High Peak, Derbyshire, belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster. There is an official of the Courts who is called the 'Barmaster.' See the High Peak Mining Customs
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