Court of Chancery

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The Court of Chancery was a historic English court of equity that developed and administered remedies based on fairness, such as injunctions and trusts, alongside the common law courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English court
court of equity
royal court
abolishedBy Judicature Acts
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
linked to: Judicature Acts

Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875
linked to: Judicature Acts
appliedLaw English law
equity
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
criticizedFor complexity
delay
expense
dateOfAbolition 1875
dateOfEstablishment 14th century
developedFrom Curia Regis
royal council
function administered equity alongside common law
interpreted and enforced uses and trusts
provided remedies unavailable at common law
supervised trustees and fiduciaries
hasJudge Lord Chancellor
Lords Justices of Appeal in Chancery
Master of the Rolls
linked to: Lord Denning

Vice-Chancellor
hasJurisdictionOver accounting
administration of estates
charities
equitable remedies
fiduciary duties
guardianship of infants
injunctions
mortgages
partnership disputes
specific performance
trusts
uses
headedBy Lord Chancellor
influenced American courts of equity
development of equity in common law jurisdictions
law of trusts in England
modern Chancery courts in Delaware
inPopularCulture Bleak House by Charles Dickens
linked to: Bleak House
jurisdiction England
Wales
languageOfRecord English
Latin
Law French
location London
linked to: London, England

Westminster Hall
notableCase Earl of Oxford’s Case
Foss v Harbottle
Keech v Sandford
Tulk v Moxhay
Walsh v Lonsdale
originatedAs office of the Lord Chancellor
partOf English legal system
courts of England and Wales
reformedBy Chancery Amendment Act 1858
linked to: Judicature Acts

Chancery Regulation Act 1862
linked to: Judicature Acts
significantEvent conflict with common law courts in early 17th century
emerged as a separate court of equity by the 15th century
subordinateTo Lord Chancellor
successor Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice

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High Court of Justice of England and Wales replaced High Court of Chancery
linked to: Court of Chancery
Chancellor of New York influencedBy English Court of Chancery
linked to: Court of Chancery
Chancellor of New York seeAlso Court of Chancery
Judicature Acts replaced Court of Chancery
Sir Thomas Pope workedFor Court of Chancery of England
linked to: Court of Chancery
Court of Appeal in Chancery followed Court of Chancery
New York Court of Chancery inspiredBy English Court of Chancery
linked to: Court of Chancery
Chancery Division of the High Court historicalOrigin Court of Chancery of England
linked to: Court of Chancery
Government of Upper Canada hasJudicialBody Court of Chancery for Upper Canada
linked to: Court of Chancery
colonial government of Upper Canada judicialBranch Court of Chancery for Upper Canada
linked to: Court of Chancery
Bleak House satirizes Court of Chancery
Bleak House settingInstitution Court of Chancery
Tudor government usedInstitution Court of Chancery
Chancery Lane namedAfter Court of Chancery
Consistory Court of York appealsTo Chancery Court of York (historically)
linked to: Court of Chancery
Court of Queen's Bench distinctFrom Court of Chancery