Chancery Division of the High Court

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The Chancery Division of the High Court is a specialist civil court in England and Wales that primarily handles complex business, property, trusts, insolvency, and intellectual property disputes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil court
court division
specialist court
country England and Wales
establishedUnder Judicature Acts
surface form: Supreme Court of Judicature Acts
handles bankruptcy matters
business disputes
claims relating to financial services
claims relating to mortgages and charges
claims relating to securities
commercial disputes
company law disputes
competition law issues related to IP
copyright disputes
corporate insolvency
insolvency proceedings
intellectual property disputes
land law disputes
partnership disputes
passing off actions
patent disputes
personal insolvency
professional negligence claims related to business and property
property disputes
real property disputes
trademark disputes
trusts and estates matters
trusts disputes
hasSubDivision Chancery Division of the High Court self-linksurface differs
surface form: Insolvency and Companies Court

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
Patents Court
headedBy Chancellor of the High Court
hearsAppealsFrom County Court in Chancery matters
historicalOrigin Court of Chancery
surface form: Court of Chancery of England
jurisdiction England and Wales
language English
legalSystem English law
English law
surface form: law of England and Wales
locatedIn Royal Courts of Justice
surface form: Royal Courts of Justice, London
partOf High Court of Justice of England and Wales
specialism charity law
company law
equity
insolvency law
intellectual property law
mortgage law
partnership law
probate and administration of estates
real property law
trust law

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judiciary of England and Wales overseesCourt Chancery Division of the High Court
High Court of Justice of England and Wales hasDivision Chancery Division of the High Court
this entity surface form: Chancery Division
Royal Courts of Justice contains Chancery Division of the High Court
this entity surface form: High Court (Chancery Division) courtrooms
Court of Chancery successor Chancery Division of the High Court
this entity surface form: Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice
Chancellor of the High Court heads Chancery Division of the High Court
Senior Courts of England and Wales includesDivision Chancery Division of the High Court
Chancery Division of the High Court hasSubDivision Chancery Division of the High Court self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Insolvency and Companies Court
High Court of Justice of the Irish Free State hasDivision Chancery Division of the High Court
this entity surface form: Chancery Division