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Although it has existed since the 14th century, the Court of Chivalry is rarely called upon to sit. It was last convened in 1954 for the case of Manchester Corporation v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd. Before that, it had not sat since 1737, and before hearing the case, the court first had to rule whether it still existed. The judge who heard that case on behalf of the Earl Marshal was the Lord Chief Justice, another Lord Goddard, who established very clearly that the court did exist and that it had