What are the 3 divisions of the High Court?

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High Court judges are assigned to one of the three divisions of the High Court – the Queen’s Bench Division, the Family Division and the Chancery Division.

What does Chancery deal with?

Presided over by the chancellor of the High Court in that judge’s capacity as president of the Chancery Division, it hears cases involving business and property disputes, including intellectual-property claims, trusts, estates, and related matters.

Is the Queen’s Bench Division part of the business and property courts?

The Business and Property Courts were launched in July 2017 as a collective of the specialist civil courts, they include the courts of the Chancery Division, as well as the Admiralty Court, Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court from the Queen’s Bench Division.

What is the difference between Chancery and Queen’s Bench Division?

The Head of the Chancery Division is known as the Chancellor of the High Court (not to be confused with the Lord Chancellor). The Queen’s Bench Division and the Family Division are both led by a President.

Who is the head of the Chancery Division?

the Chancellor of the High Court
The head of the Chancery Division is the Chancellor of the High Court (“the Chancellor”).

What is the High Court of chancery?

The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness (or “inequity”) of the common law.

What court is chancery division?

the High Court of Justice
The Chancery Division is one of the three parts, or Divisions, of the High Court of Justice. The other two are the Queen’s Bench Division and the Family Division. The head of the Chancery Division is the Chancellor of the High Court (“the Chancellor”). There are currently 18 High Court judges attached to the Division.

Is the business list in the Chancery Division?

The Business List (Chancery Division). This includes all the cases that were previously issued in the Chancery Division, including real property cases, pensions cases, financial services cases (outside the Financial List), and regulatory cases.