Some times people get confused about the term " Common law", because this is not widely used term.Some of the guys think that it is common every where , that is why it common law , but from the perspective of law it is different, actually common law was originated and developed in England and later it was establish in different colonies of England like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Australia .
In Australia , law can be classified in two categories from the perspective of origin of law ;
1. Statutory law
2. Common law
Statutory law is made by the federal parliament or state parliament or by the local governments.On the other hand common law was originally developed in England by judges, by verdicts of cases , by customs of the society or by precedents.Common law does have statutory relevancy or connections, these laws have been developed by ages.But verdicts and decisions of different outstandind cases and precedents have played the vital roles in the development of common law in England and Australia.
