Further nit: there isn't a British system, it's English law (which includes the Welsh counties). Scottish/Irish law is different. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Further nit: there isn't a British system, it's English law (which includes the Welsh counties). Scottish/Irish law is different. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law My understanding is it's more Norman than Angle, but there you go.