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... Exchequer dealt with cases involving royal revenue11 then it's jurisdiction extended to taxation and revenue laws.12 Court of Common Pleas concerned disputes between private individuals.13 While Court of King's Bench heard actions to which the Crown was a party involving criminal and civil cases.14 These courts are required to issue a writ which is the main remedy of the common law system from Chancery. Writ only provides for damages when there is a breach of a right in law. The person seeking redress under the writ must have a right in the eyes of the law before being able to claim for damages.15 1.1 Common Law Remedy The common law courts only provided the remedy of damages, which in some cases was an inappropriate remedy.16 The remedy for common law is award cash for damages.17 A case example is Baltic Shipping Co. v. Dillon (The MikHail Lermontov) (1993). The plaintiff was the ...
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