For just under 600 years, from the time of the Norman Conquest until 1642, French was the language of the courts, rather than English.
Until the twentieth century, many legal terms were still expressed in Latin.
The royal court originated within the Curia Regis, which began during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries during the reign of Henry Plantagenet.
Henry II made writs available for purchase by private individuals seeking justice, thus initiating a vast expansion of writs within the common law.
[10][11] Section 2 of the Evidence Act 1845 refers to "any of the equity or common law judges of the superior courts at Westminster".
[13] The superior courts of law at Westminster had a common jurisdiction over certain actions and proceedings.
No Court of Justice Seat had been held since 1662, and it could be regarded as obsolete.
[28] The Courts of Session of the County Palatine of Chester and the Principality of Wales were abolished section 14 of by the Law Terms Act 1830.