Mayor's and City of London Court
courthouse in the City of London, England, UK
The Mayor's and City of London Court is a sitting of the County Court in the City of London. It is located at Guildhall Buildings, Basinghall Street.
History
The current court is the successor to courts pre-dating the County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95), which introduced the modern system of county courts. The 1846 act deliberately did not extend to the City of London, where the previously constituted courts continued to exercise jurisdiction:
The Palace Court also exercised jurisdiction within the City in certain cases until its abolition in 1849.
The two courts were combined with effect from 1 January 1921 by the Mayor's and City of London Court Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. cxxxiv).
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