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Legal history: England & common law tradition: Procedure

Procedural formalities in England: writs and forms of action

The last original writ was issued on 2 June 1980.

Changing role of pleading

See Baker's  introduction to 94 SS (Reports of Sir John Spelman v.2) Holders of an Oxford SSO can access the latter online via HeinOnline.

Subject search terms to use in SOLO to find early printed works:
Pleading -- Early works to 1800

Actions and defenses -- Early works to 1800

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