The Mayor's and City of London Court is a sitting of the

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in the

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. It is located at Guildhall Buildings,

Basinghall Street Bassishaw is a ward in the City of London. Small, it is bounded by wards: Coleman Street, east; Cheap, south; Cripplegate, north; Aldersgate, west. It first consisted of Basinghall Street with the courts and short side streets off it,

History

The current court is the successor to courts pre-dating the

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, which introduced the modern system of county courts. The 1846 Act deliberately did not extend to the City of London, where the prior constituted courts continued to exercise jurisdiction: The

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also exercised jurisdiction within the City in certain cases before its abolition in 1849. The two courts were combined with effect from 1 January 1921 by the Mayor's and City of London Court Act 1920. High Court procedure was declared to apply to matters formerly dealt with by the Mayor's Court, while

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procedure applied to matters falling under the City of London Court.

1971 reform

Under s. 42 of the

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, the old Mayor's and City of London Court was abolished, the City of London was made a county court district, and the new county court for the city of London was given the name of its predecessor. It was the only county court not to contain "county" in its title. The individual county courts have since been replaced by a single County Court for England and Wales.

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Legal buildings in London City of London Court buildings in London County courts in England and Wales {{UK-law-stub

History

1971 reform

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