... not required as much as nowadays. In 1066, William I made changes to the old system, introducing the Curia Regis and appointing judges-common law was first introduced during this time. The kings representatives were sent throughout the land to check local administration and hear local cases. Cases were interpreted and customised to suit the whole country. After introducing the Curia Regis William ordered all his disputes to be heard in a court situated in Westminster using only his version of the law. This caused a problem because it meant that there was only one court situated in the South of England. This caused William to send his representatives to their local areas to hear distributes. These were known as itinerant justices but 90 years later Henry II renamed them circuit judges. The common law however, was not written down immediately, however, after a period of time it was written down and ...

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