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History of Common Law and Equity.
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History of Common Law and Equity Lect: Cameron Stuart Common Law and Equity equally important. Legal system arose from a series of historical accidents and struggles about power. * Western Europe invaded by Goths, Vandals, and Franks * 410 A.D. Sack of Rome by Alaric * 410-450 A.D. Withdrawal of Romans from Britain * 433 A.D. Europe invaded by Huns, led by Attila * 455 A.D. Sack of Rome by Vandals * Anglo-Saxon conquest of England * 476 A.D. End of Roman Empire in West Prior to the existence of England, the nations around the British Isles were made up by a series of Isles occupied by the Celtic people. The Romans pulled out in the 400's and then a German invasion occurred (Anglo's and the Saxons) In these Anglo Saxon kingdoms, the laws began to develop. The first laws were the laws of Kent. Laws of doom - attempt to mimic the roman...
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