They have laws going back over 700 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Marlborough https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Marlborough “The c

They have laws going back over 700 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Marlborough https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Marlborough “The chapters currently valid are c.1, c.4, and c.15 (often referred to as the Distress Act 1267),[10] which seek to govern the recovery of damages ("distresses") and make it illegal to obtain recompense for damages other than through the courts, and c.23 (the Waste Act 1267),[11] which seeks to prevent tenant farmers from "making waste" to land they are in tenancy of.”