In the event of any dispute arising in the shoen, a trial was held at the honjo's domestic governing institutions such as Mandokoro (Administrative Board), and persons mainly concerned with the dispute and officials of the honjo participated.
荘園で紛争が生じたときは、政所などといった本所の家政機関において裁判が開かれ、紛争当事者や本所の関係者が出席した。