QUEEN’S BENCH

By SovConn | February 10, 2017

Queen’s Bench.Historically, the highest common-law court in England, presided over by the
reigning monarch. • The jurisdiction of this court now lies with the Queen’s Bench Division of the
High Court of Justice; when a king begins to reign, the name automatically changes to King’s
Bench. — Abbr. Q.B. — Also termed Court of Queen’s Bench. Cf. KING’S BENCH. [Blacks Law 8th]

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