Statutory law comes from statutes that are passed from PARLIAMENT where as common law is the law that is made by Judges in COURT based on the concept of precedent.
Common law is based on past history. Statutory law has been passed by the law creating body, usually a legislature. Statutory law overrules common law. If there is no law on the books, judges will...
Common Law is law made by judges; Statutory Law is made by legislatures.
Common Law: Early in England's history, judges had to decide legal cases according to what they felt the "common person"...
Common law is law that originates from the early English system which is mostly based on legal precedents which means that, the court relies on previous decisions takes for similar cases. On the...