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javed ahmed (Querist) 31 March 2010 This query is : Resolved
what is the difference between common law and statutory law?

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Sanjeev Panda (Expert) 31 March 2010
Common law is based on judicial precedents, or case law while Statutory law is written law as decided by the legislature like act passed by parliament.

Sachin Bhatia (Expert) 31 March 2010
Statutory law refers to the laws that have been passed by the legislature and have been written down and 'codified' for use.

Common law refers to the laws that are more or less "that's the way it has always been done." Common law relies upon the body of history and prior cases to establish what the rules are, one of the reasons lawyers study past cases so much. "

Sachin Bhatia (Expert) 31 March 2010
Example: A civil statute may say that breach of contract allows damages to the non breaching party (statutory law). A court will define a breach to be when a party fails to perform its obligation as described in the contract (common law).

Parthasarathi Loganathan (Expert) 31 March 2010
Common Law is always a source for a pure Statutory Law

bhupender sharma (Expert) 31 March 2010
common law in common sense the custom which is prevelent in the society since inception or time immemorial is common law and the law which is codified and the representative of the people make after it is called the statutory law.

bhupender sharma (Expert) 31 March 2010
the difference is one is being followed by the people by useing their common sense and they formulted certain norms for smooth functioning of the society and not reduced into writtings. The others are formulated by the statutory bodies or by the state described under Article 12 of the Constitution is called the statutory Laws and the is reduced in to writting in the form of code.