Talk:Court leet

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[edit] Abolition

1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica says that the court leet survived for formal purposes under the Sheriffs Act 1887 s.40. Halsbury's Laws Direct says that s.40(1) was repealed by the Administration of Justice Act 1977 and s.40(2) in 1998. Unfortunately, it does not give the repealed wording. However, s.23 of the 1977 Act abolishes the jurisdiction of the ancient courts to determine legal proceedings while asserting their continued existence. Does anyone have chapter and verse here? Intrigueingly, the Estray Court for the Lordship of Denbigh and the court leet for the Manor of Laxton survived the 1977 Act. Cutler 10:47, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC)

The 1998 repeal was in the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 [1]. --Henrygb 5 July 2005 23:43 (UTC)

Court l33t Pwnz j00!!1--220.245.178.140 15:19, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Context

What's this page all about? What country? What time? I got here within context, but it's conceiveable that others might come here by accident (searching for "leet", for example :-). How about an introductory paragraph? Groogle 08:38, 29 November 2006 (UTC)