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    trials are required are generally those actions that evolved through the common law courts versus those developed in the equity courts, which are tried by the court alone. Courts of equity were the Chancery courts and existed historically as an entirely separate department from the Supreme Court, imitating the historical arrangement in place in England. A primary reason for the development of the Chancery courts was to provide a means of redress where the common law provided an inadequate remedy

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    Furthermore, when a court put hold on a case and directs parties involved to proceed a court case conference, interpreters are also required when a party involved in taking part in discussion in the conference room. Finally, as mentioned above, no in all circumstances, it is a court responsibility to provide an interpreter. Nevertheless, in all criminal cases, to comply with the European Convention of Human Rights, the right to a fair trial, in particular, the court and CPS is bound by law to provide

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    Law and Equity

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    The chancellor dealt with so many claims that in 1474 he was given his own court named as Court of Chancery this is when a new law came into place named “equity” meaning fairness. Equity historically had been an important source and still plays a vital role with many of our legal concepts having developed from equitable principles. The word

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    Equity is a source of law which is based on flexible principles to supplement the common law, and thereby alleviating the harshness. Lord Scarman once described the principle of equity in National Westminster Bank PLC v Morgan as a ‘world of doctrine, not of neat and tidy rules’ which emphasises its rigidity nature to provide its flexibility. As Alastair Hudson noted , many different doctrines fit inside English equity which introduce a more systematic approach to the common law. It is important

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    Niccolò Machiavelli was born May third, 1469 in Florence, Italy to a well to do family and received the typical education of the time. He later went on to become a politician, writing many well known works such as The Art of War and the play The Mandrake. However his most well known piece of writing is The Prince an important piece that gives a look into politics of the time period. His writing which is very different from other works of this period often foregoes moral and ethics to show his reader

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    used common law at that time however civil law was seen as more modern and was favored in southern Europe. Civil law was used in the King’s council when it acted as a court of law. As Lord Chancellor Wolsey had oversight over the legal system in England. The law awakened Wolsey’s intellectual interest. He was a judge in the Chancery Court and handled disputes over wills, contracts and property. He had successfully reformed the Star Chamber where he was determined to get rid of corruption. He made it

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    his life had affected his moods and the way he sees himself. “"The evening being come, I return home and go to my study; at the entrance I pull off my peasant-clothes, covered with dust and dirt, and put on my noble court dress, and thus becomingly re-clothed I pass into the ancient courts of the men of old, where, being lovingly received by them, I am fed with that food which is mine alone; where I do not hesitate to speak with them, and to ask for the reason of their actions, and they in their benignity

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    A court is a tribunal, often as governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. In this essay we are concerned with the distinction between the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the English Courts. The DIFC is an autonomous financial free zone operating on its own unique three-fold legal system consisting of its own

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    Royal Court Research Paper

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    Royal Court is known to be one of the Castle's most influential and attended events and on the 11th day of the 12th moon that tradition continued. A total of forty Denizens from both the Inner and Outer Bailey joined together to support those who have been honored by the Royal Crown and their peers. It began at the second late bell where many gathered outside the throne room, eager to get inside to find their section. After being thoroughly checked by the Winter Watch, Denizens were allowed inside

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    the civil court system, the small claims track, the fast track and the multi-track. These three tracks were formed under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make it easier to deal with cases of different complexity. The Act has put in place a series of checks to “sort” the cases according to size of case, the complexity of the case and the size of the compensation asked for. This is achieved through a questionnaire completed by the parties. Small Claim courts: Cases in the small claims court are heard

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