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A History of the County Court, 1846-1971

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0521622328, 9780521622325, 9780511008870
LCC
KD7228 .P65 1999
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1452150 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
Pages
428\426
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The first full-length account of the establishment of the County Court in England and Wales in 1846 and its work, through to its reconstruction in 1971. It traces its development from being largely a debt collection agency to its far wider jurisdiction today as the main forum for civil disputes. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the author describes its organization and officers and discusses the roles of lawyers and lay persons. Given the current controversy over access to justice, this is a timely new history.

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