England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is English law.
The Roman province of Britannia in 410
The Royal Courts of Justice of England and Wales
Law of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has three distinctly different legal systems, each of which derives from a particular geographical area for a variety of historical reasons: English law, Scots law, Northern Ireland law, and, since 2007, calls for a fourth type, that of purely Welsh law as a result of Welsh devolution, with further calls for a Welsh justice system.
The Royal Courts of Justice in London, home of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
The main entrance to Cardiff Crown Court
The Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Parliament House in Edinburgh is the seat of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.