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Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty...
Catalogue reference: HCA 57
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HCA 57
This series comprises minute books which contain brief details of the progress of prize cases heard in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice while sitting as a Prize Court during the First and Second World Wars....
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 57
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Title (The name of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Prize Court Minute Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914-1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises minute books which contain brief details of the progress of prize cases heard in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice while sitting as a Prize Court during the First and Second World Wars. They are entered under the reference number of the originating writ.
As regards First World War cases, the first four books have indexes of ships. Until August 1916, retaliatory prize cause cases, which provided for the seizure and detention of enemy cargo, whether in British, allied or neutral ships, are entered separately in HCA 57/12. Similar retaliatory cases for the Second World War are entered separately throughout in HCA 57/34. There is also a card index to Second World War cases in HCA 57/35.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a report on the work of the Marshal of the Prize Court for the period 1914 to 1924, see ADM 1/8693 /261.
For corresponding case papers of the Treasury Solicitor, see TS 13
For records regarding commissions setting up prize courts, see HCA 59
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice; Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1875-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 35 cards and volumes
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8655/
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Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Prize Court Minute Books
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