Doctors' Commons
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Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil law in London, namely ecclesiastical and admiralty law. Like the Inns of Court of the common lawyers,
Doctors' Commons in the early 19th century
The Prerogative Office, Doctors' Commons, in 1860
This plaque on the Faraday Building on the north side of Queen Victoria Street marks the site of the now demolished Doctors' Commons.
Arches Court
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The Arches Court or Court of Arches, presided over by the Dean of Arches, is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of Canterbury. Its equivalent in the Province of Yor
Doctors' Commons
…its members lived and worked, and a large library. It was also a lower venue for determinations and hearings, short of the society's convening in the Court of the Arches or Admiralty Court, which frequently consisted of judges with other responsibilities and from which further appeal lay. The society used St Benet's…
The Arches Court's permanent home is St Mary-le-Bow in the City of London.