... from his lord. Kings justice was available to everyone regardless of where they lived and in the beginning the king's justice was administrated by the Curia Regis. They made up a set of rules which applied to the whole country and this became known as common law. Also from the 13th century written records were kept and this put a definite stamp on any judgement since no one could argue with the authority of the court. By about 1250 a common law had developed that applied to the whole country. There were two main problems with Williams's law. The first one was that the only remedy available was monetary compensation. This could have been a problem for some as money may not solve their problems; they may prefer for example, an injunction but that wasn't available. The second problem was that if your case didn't fit an existing writ you may not ...

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