The Chancery Division deals with the following matters:
-company law;
-the administration of trusts;
-partnership actions;
-mortgages;
-taxation;
-bankruptcy;
-conveyancing and certain aspects of land law;
-rectification and cancellation of deeds;
-specific performance of contracts;
-contentious probate business, that is, disputes as to the
validity of a will, disputes as to the meaning of a will,
and cases concerning disputes arising where the deceased made
no will.
Within the Chancery Division there are four special courts:
The Companies Court, which deals with such
matters as the winding-up of companies;
cases are heard by judges who specialise in such matters;
T he Bankruptcy Court, which deals with bankruptcy
cases arising in the London area;
The Court of Protection, which deals with
the affairs of minors and of people who have been found to
be of unsound mind;
The Patents Court, which deals with cases
of patent and copyright law
The Divisional Court of the Chancery Division deals with certain
appeals, particularly those from the County Court in bankruptcy
matters.
Appeals from the decisions of the Commissioners of Inland
Revenue are heard by a single judge of the Chancery Division.
See also:
High
Court Judges
High
Court
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