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The Court of Husting is a court that sat at the
Guildhall A guildhall, also known as a "guild hall" or "guild house", is a historical building originally used for tax collecting by municipalities or merchants in Great Britain and the Low Countries. These buildings commonly become town halls and in som ...
in the
City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London fr ...
. It is believed to be the oldest court in the City of London and had the jurisdiction of a
county court A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of ''county courts'' held by the high ...
. Whilst the court has not been abolished, it no longer sits and retains no jurisdiction to hear and determine cases, although it retains the power to enrol wills and deeds. The court was responsible for some administrative business that eventually became the separate
Court of Aldermen The Court of Aldermen forms part of the senior governance of the City of London Corporation. It comprises twenty-five aldermen of the City of London, presided over by the Lord Mayor (becoming senior alderman during his year of office). The Cou ...
. The
Royal Commission on the City of London The Royal Commission on the Corporation of the City of London was a Royal Commission, established in 1853, which considered the local government arrangements of the City of London and the surrounding metropolitan area.Young, K. & Garside, P., ''M ...
recommended the abolition of the court and the Court of Hustings (London) Abolition Bill was promoted in 1871. The bill was not passed and the court still exists as a preserved jurisdiction without authority under the
Administration of Justice Act 1977 The Administration of Justice Act 1977 is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Part I - General Section 6 - Temporary additional judges for Employment Appeal Tribunal This section was repealed ...
schedules.


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