Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The law of the United Kingdom consists of several independent legal systems which use common law principles, civil law principles, or both. England, Wales and Northern Ireland use the common law system, while Scotland uses a hybrid system which combines elements from the common law and the civil law system. The Ecclesiastical courts and the Admiralty courts use civil law. National Law English Law (also applies to Wales) Scottish Law See Also Courts of the United Kingdom Courts of England and Wales British constitutional law British Nationality Law Judicial Committee of the Privy Council UK topics This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.