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1 Findings Today's legal system originates from the reign of Henry II (1154-1189). 1066 saw the Battle of Hastings, after this William the Conqueror gave large areas of land to his supporters. These people were called Barons, they were solely in charge of their area of land and they decided the laws of the land. This is called the Feudal System. The King decided to impose his own legal system throughout the country due to his growing concern about the barons joining forces and over powering him. He did this by appointing Royal Commissioners, which would visit all local courts. They later became known as Circuit Judges. Initially local courts continued as well as assizes, which were run by RC's. People had the choice of which court to been seen by. Local courts died out as the people decided they would prefer to wait for a Circuit judge. To bring a claim to court...

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