Universal Bibliography/Law/Courts

This page is part of a pan-jurisdictional bibliography of law. This part of the Universal Bibliography is a bibliography of courts.


 * Webb. The Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature and of the House of Lords on Appeals. 1877


 * Shaw's Directory of Courts in the United Kingdom


 * Shaw's Directory of Courts in England and Wales
 * Hanbury. English Courts of Law. 1944: . 5th Ed: 1979:
 * Carter. A History of the English Courts
 * Inderwick. The King's Peace: A Historical Sketch of the English Law Courts. (Social England Series). 1895.

Senior Courts
 * Senior Courts of England and Wales. Britannica.

Supreme Court of Judicature
 * The Annual Practice. (The White Book). 1884-5, 1897, 1899, 1905, 1909
 * The Yearly Supreme Court Practice. (The Yearly Practice of the Supreme Court). (The Red Book). Reviews:
 * The Supreme Court Practice
 * ABC Guide to the Practice of the Supreme Court
 * Fage. Supreme Court Practice and Procedure. 3rd Ed: 1984. 4th Ed: 1988. Fage and Whitehead. 5th Ed: 1992.
 * Wilson's Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature
 * Rogers. The Law and Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
 * Baxter. The Law and Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
 * Ayckbourn. The Jurisdiction and Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature and of the Divisional Courts. 1874. 2nd Ed: 1876. Reviews:
 * Gibson's Practice of the Courts. (The Student's Practice of the Courts). (Gibson & Weldon). (Gibson & McLean). 16th Ed: 1936.
 * Indermaur. A Manual of the Practice of the Supreme Court of Judicature in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions.
 * Napier. A Concise Practice of the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions and of the Court of Appeal. 1883
 * Morgan and Wurtzberg. The Statutes, Rules of Court, and General Orders Relating to the Practice and Jurisdiction of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal. (Morgan's Chancery Acts and Orders, 6th Ed). 1885


 * Sturge. Basic Rules of the Supreme Court. 1961. 2nd Ed: 1964. 3rd Ed: 1966.

See also books on the Judicature Acts.

High Court of Justice
 * Odgers' Principles of Pleading and Practice in Civil Actions in the High Court of Justice
 * Roscoe. The Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice of the High Court of Justice. 5th Ed: 1931: . Reprinted 1987:
 * Pocock. An Epitome of the Practice of the Chancery and King's Bench Divisions of the High Court of Justice. 2nd Ed: 1904. Reviews:

Admiralty Division
 * Roscoe. A Treatise on the Jurisdiction and Practice of the Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice. 1878. 2nd Ed: 1882.

Probate Division
 * Mortimer. The Law and Practice of the Probate Division. Review:

Chancery Division
 * Daniel's Chancery Practice. (Being a Treatise on the Practice of the Chancery Division, and on Appeal therefrom). 8th Ed: 1914. vol 1
 * Snow and Winstanley. The Annual Chancery Practice. 1882. Review: . Replaced by "The Annual Practice".
 * Lock and Cook. The Practice in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, and on Appeal therefrom. (Ayckbourn's Chancery Practice, 10th Ed). 1880. Review:
 * Evans. The Practice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice. 1881. Catalogue: . Reviews:
 * Peel. A Concise Treatise on the Practice and Procedure in Chancery Actions. 1878. 2nd Ed: 1881. 3rd Ed: 1883. Review:
 * Hallilay. A Concise View of the Proceedings in an Action in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice including the Practice on Appeal. 2nd Ed: 1884
 * Underhill. A Practical and Concise Manual of the Procedure of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, both in Actions and Matters. 1881.
 * Haynes. The Practice of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice; and on Appeal therefrom. 1879.

Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer Divisions


 * Prentice. The Proceedings in an Action in the Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer Divisions of the High Court of Justice. 1877
 * Chitty's Forms of Practical Proceedings in the Queen's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer Divisions of the High Court of Justice. 11th Ed: 1879:

Queen's Bench Division
 * Chitty's Archbold's Practice of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, and on Appeal therefrom, to the Court of Appeal and House of Lords in Civil Proceedings. Catalogue:
 * Malden and Poyser. A Digest of the Practice of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. 1884. Review: cf
 * Wilshere. The Outlines of Procedure in an Action in the King's Bench Division, for the Use of Students. 4th Ed: 1934:


 * Wild and Cooper. The Common Form Draftsman: A Handbook of Queen's Bench Forms. 1899.
 * Chitty's Forms of Practical Proceedings in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. 12th Ed: 1883:
 * Chitty's Forms of Civil Proceedings in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, and on Appeal therefrom to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.


 * Short and Mellor. The Practice on the Crown Side of the Queen's Bench Division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice. 1890. Review:
 * Bonner. Practice Before the Masters in the King's Bench Division. 1934. Review: (1935) 54 Law Notes 91 (March)
 * Archibald and Vizard. The Practice at Judges Chambers and in the District Registries in the Queen's Bench Division, High Court of Justice. 2nd Ed: 1886:

District Registries
 * Humphrey's Notes on District Registry (High Court of Justice) Practice and Procedure. (Notes on District Registry Practice and Procedure). Reviews:

Crown Court
 * Bingham. Crown Court Law and Practice. 1986.
 * Gledhill. Crown Court Practice and Procedure. (Crown Court Practice & Procedure). (Lawyers Practice and Procedure Series). 1993. Review:
 * The Crown Court: A Guide to Good Practice
 * The Crown Court . A Guide to Good Practice for the Courts
 * James Morton. Crown Court. (Longman Practice Guides). 1989. Catalogue


 * Fallon and Bursell. Crown Court Practice: Trial. 1978. Review:
 * Fallon. Crown Court Practice: Sentence. 1975.


 * Ian R Scott. The Crown Court. Butterworths. London. 1972. Catalogues  Reviews: Graya, No 76, p 122; (1973) 81 Municipal and Public Services Journal 15 (5 January 1973)  ;  10 Legal Executive 229. Commentary:
 * Royal Commission on Criminal Justice. "Crown Court Study". 1993.
 * Mellor (ed). Justice in the Crown Court. 1998.


 * Crown Court Index


 * Cowe and Cavender. Practical Advocacy in the Crown Court. 2020.
 * Denyer. Case Management in the Crown Court. 2008.


 * HM Courts Service: Administration of the Crown Court. National Audit Office. 2009.
 * Administration of the Crown Court. Committee of Public Accounts. 25th Report. 1995. Catalogue


 * Paul Robertshaw. Jury and Judge: The Crown Court in Action. Dartmouth. 1995.
 * Rock. The Social World of an English Crown Court. 1993.

Court of Criminal Appeal
 * Ross. The Court of Criminal Appeal. 1911.

Superior Courts of common law

King's Bench and Common Pleas
 * Tidd. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas in Personal Actions and Ejectment. 2nd American Ed: 1807: . 1828: v1 v2. 4th American Ed: 1856: v1
 * Crompton. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. Revised by Sellon. 2nd Ed: 1798: v1 v2
 * The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. 1696.

Court of King's Bench (Court of Queen's Bench)
 * Sayles. The Court of King's Bench in Law and History. 1959.
 * Blatcher. The Court of King's Bench, 1450-1550: A Study in Self-help. 1978.
 * Baker. "The Court of King's Bench". The Oxford History of the Laws of England. Volume 6 (1483-1558). Chapter 7. Pages 145 to 158.


 * Chapman.  The Practice of the Court of King's Bench. 2nd Ed: 1831:
 * Impey. The New Instructor Clericalis: Stating the Authority, Jurisdiction, and Modern Practice of the Court of King's Bench. 9th Ed: 1818: . 2nd Ed:
 * Sheridan. The Present Practice of the Court of King's Bench. Review:
 * Harrison. The Present Practice of the Court of King's Bench. 1761.


 * Archbold. The Practice of the Court of King's Bench in Personal Actions and Ejectment. 1819: v2. 2nd American Ed: 1838: v1 v2


 * Richardson. The Attorney's Practice in the Court of King's Bench. 5th Ed: 1769: v1 v2. 6th Ed: 1776: v1 v2. 7th Ed: Dublin, 1792: v1 v2


 * A Popular Practice of the Court of King's Bench. 1828.


 * Gude. The Practice of the Crown Side of the Court of King's Bench. 1828. v1
 * Hands. The Solicitor's Practice on the Crown Side of the Court of King's Bench. 1803.

United States
Federal courts
 * Hoffer, Hoffer and Hull. The Federal Courts: An Essential History.
 * Surrency. History of the Federal Courts. 2nd Ed: 2002:
 * Charles Alan Wright. Handbook of the Law of Federal Courts. 1963: . Law of Federal Courts. 6th Ed: 2002: . 8th Ed: 2017: . (Hornbook Series).
 * Federal Courts. (Gilbert Law Summaries). 6th Ed: 2019:
 * Hart and Wechsler's the Federal Courts and the Federal System. Foundation Press. 4th Ed: 1996: . 5th Ed: 2003. 2008 Supplement . 6th Ed: 2009. 7th Ed: 2015. 2022 Supplement.
 * Finch, Roberts and Allen. Federal Courts. 3rd Ed: 2020: