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1.0 Common Law Prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, there was no unitary, national legal system.1 William the conqueror invaded England and introduced a central system of justice over the country, which the King controlled.2 William and his powerful courtiers sitting in the King's Court, which was known as Curia Regis.3 The Norman Kings created the Courts of King's Bench4, which the King would sit on a bench to hear cases in the court.5 King Henry II ordered five justices remain in London to hear disputes between citizens6, which were called suits of the realm and led to establishment of Court of Common Pleas.7 He sent the judges out to travel different regions of the country where the judges had to apply the laws in future similar cases.8 Thus, many custom laws were replaced by new national laws which is common to all, the common law.9 The King's...

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