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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Legal Memory
Legal memory refers to the period from which the law recognizes rights based on long usage or custom. In English law, this period was historically fixed at the year 1189 by the Statute of Westminster I 1275.
Any time before this date is considered “time immemorial.” While largely of historical importance today, the concept still appears in doctrines relating to custom and prescription, where long-standing practices may acquire legal recognition.
Legal memory refers to the period from which the law recognizes rights based on long usage or custom. In English law, this period was historically fixed at the year 1189 by the Statute of Westminster I 1275.
Any time before this date is considered “time immemorial.” While largely of historical importance today, the concept still appears in doctrines relating to custom and prescription, where long-standing practices may acquire legal recognition.
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