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which was formerly used for

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in the

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relating to the Supreme Court of Judicature for

England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is Eng ...

and the court of the same name for

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Supreme Court of Judicature Bill, or as a Judicature Bill during its passage through

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. These Acts have since been superseded for

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

by the

Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 The courts of Northern Ireland are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Northern Ireland: they are constituted and governed by the law of Northern Ireland. Prior to the partition of Ireland, Northern ...

(c. 23) and for England and Wales by the Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) (now renamed as the

Senior Courts Act 1981 The Senior Courts Act 1981 (c.54), originally named the Supreme Court Act 1981, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act prescribes the structure and jurisdictions of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (previously known as ...

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England and Wales

*The

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 (sometimes known as the Judicature Act 1873) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1873. It reorganised the English court system to establish the High Court and the Court of Appeal, and ...

(36 & 37 Vict. c. 66) *The

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875 In the history of the courts of England and Wales, the Judicature Acts were a series of Acts of Parliament, beginning in the 1870s, which aimed to fuse the hitherto split system of courts of England and Wales. The first two Acts were the Supre ...

(38 & 39 Vict. c. 77) *The

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1877 The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 9) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted to provide the structure of the ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal, the appellate division of the High Court of Justice a ...

(40 & 41 Vict. c. 9) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Officers) Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 78) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. 68) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 61) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 44) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (London Clauses) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 14) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 53) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Procedure) Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 16) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1899 (62 & 63 Vict. c. 6) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1902 (2 Edw. 7 c. 31) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1910 (10 Edw. 7 & 1 Geo. 5 c. 12) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5 c. 49) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5 c. 2) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1937 (1 & 2 Geo. 6 c. 2) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6 c. 67) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1944 (7 & 8 Geo. 6 c. 9) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Circuit Officers) Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6 c. 78) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6 c. 20) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2 c. 39)

Ireland

*The

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 The Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a major reorganisation of the superior courts in Ireland. It created a Supreme Court of Judicature, comprising the High C ...

(40 & 41 Vict. c. 57) *The Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Ireland) 1877 Amendment Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 27) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 70) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 6) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Amendment Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 27) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 17) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) (No. 2) Act 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 66) *The Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7 c. 44)

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England and Wales

Ireland

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