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Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty...

Catalogue reference: HCA 20

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HCA 20

These papers comprise the last of the six series of instance papers, and continue those earlier papers. The papers include a wide variety of documents, such as affidavits, accounts, bills of costs, examinations of witnesses, statements, summons,...

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HCA 20

Title
Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division and Queen's Bench Division, Admiralty Court: Instance Papers, Series V
Date

1875-1981

Description

These papers comprise the last of the six series of instance papers, and continue those earlier papers.

The papers include a wide variety of documents, such as affidavits, accounts, bills of costs, examinations of witnesses, statements, summons, etc. The proceedings to which they relate concern such matters as collision, damages, salvage, etc.

Until the Administration of Justice Act 1970, the papers are those of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice. Thereafter, they are papers of the Admiralty Court of the Queen's Bench Division.

Arrangement

Pieces 1-562 are Numbers not used.

Related material

Reports made by the Admiralty Registrar are in HCA 54

For certain preliminary Acts, see J 65

Other instance correspondence and papers are in HCA 52

For reference to these papers, see IND 1/9460

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice; Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1875-1970
  • Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice; Queens Bench Division, Admiralty Court, 1970-1970
Physical description

1526 bundles and files

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
Litigation
Marriage and divorce
Wills and probate
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Unpublished finding aids
There was a card index for HCA 20 and HCA 27 covering 1914-1924, but all the data from it has now been added to the catalogue.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8618/

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Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division and Queen's Bench Division, Admiralty Court: Instance Papers, Series V

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