Talk:Bill of Middlesex

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the outcome of reforming actions such as the Bill of Middlesex, initially intended to increase the business of the English Court of King's Bench, was its dissolution?

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Why did the King's Bench retain criminal jurisdiction over Middlesex? 13:27, 19 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.84.237.195 (talk)

Erroneous link or reference to judge

In ¶2 of §Background, the link in "…which was urged by Fairfax J in 1501…" points to Guy Fairfax, who is noted as having died in 1495. Obviously this is a problem; there is no additional background on what the term "Fairfax J" means. Please correct. Zarchasmpgmr (talk) 18:29, 19 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry - resolved this

Final sentence

The final sentence in the article looks a bit odd to me. It says "... while the reform epitomised by the Bill of Middlesex aided the King's Bench in the short term, it eventually led to its dissolution".

Does "short term" here mean over 300 years?
If the Judicature Acts led to the Court of Queen's Bench being replaced by the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, did anyone within the court system lose out?

It sounds like an argument that allowing more cases in the court was self-defeating, but I don't see how this is the case. Aoeuidhtns (talk) 07:50, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]