In civil law systems corresponding to these of Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Greece, there’s a distinct category of notary, a legally skilled public official, compensated by the parties to a transaction. This is a 16th-century portray of such a notary by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. However, the system turned overly systematised—overly rigid and inflexible. As a result, as time went on, increasing Law numbers of citizens petitioned the King to override the common law, and on the King’s behalf the Lord Chancellor gave judgment to do what was equitable in a case. From the time of Sir Thomas More, …
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