The King's Bench (), or, during the reign of a female monarch, the Queen's Bench ('), refers to several contemporary and historical courts in some
Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
jurisdictions.
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Court of King's Bench (England)
The Court of King's Bench, formally known as The Court of the King Before the King Himself, was a court of common law in the English legal system. Created in the late 12th to early 13th century from the '' curia regis'', the King's Bench initia ...
, a historic court court of common law in the English legal system until 1875
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Court of King's Bench (Ireland), a historic senior court of common law in Ireland
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King's Bench Division, a division of the High Court of England and Wales that assumed many of the responsibilities of the historic King's Bench in 1875
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Court of King's Bench of Alberta
The Court of King's Bench of Alberta (abbreviated in citations as ABKB or Alta. K.B.) is the superior court of the Canadian province of Alberta. Until 2022, it was named Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta.
The Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary wa ...
, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of Alberta
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Court of King's Bench of Manitoba, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of Manitoba
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Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick (in French: ''Cour du Banc du Roi du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the superior trial court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
Structure
The Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick consists of a ...
, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of New Brunswick
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Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, the superior trial court of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan
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Court of King's Bench of Quebec, a historical trial court in the British
colony of Quebec
* Court of King's Bench of Quebec, the prior name for the present-day
Quebec Court of Appeal of pre-Confederation Canada East and modern province of Quebec
See also
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Court system of Canada
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List of Supreme Court of Judicature cases
Notes
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