What does Chancery Division mean?

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. …

What is a directions hearing in civil court?

Directions Hearing: a hearing for the judge to review the case and consider whether there needs to be further information or action taken by the parties, Cafcass or anyone else.

What are directions in civil litigation?

When a claim in a civil court is disputed, the court will give instructions to the parties on how they are to prepare the case. The instructions are known as “directions”.

What cases are heard in the Chancery Division?

The most common types of case we handle include:

• disputes relating to business, property or land.
• disputes over trusts.
• competition claims under either European or UK competition law.
• commercial disputes (domestic and international)
• intellectual property issues.
• disputes over the validity of a will (‘probate disputes’)

Where can I find draft Chancery case management directions?

DRAFT CHANCERY CASE MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS NOTE: These directions are extracted from the full Case Management Directions reproduced at Appendix 3 of the Chancery Guide. These may be found at http://www.justice.gov.uk/Courts/rcj-rolls-building/chancery-division Claim No. IT IS ORDERED that 1. Allocation (a) Allocation to Multi-Track

What is the Chancery Division of a circuit court?

Chancery Division is a division of a circuit court where judges rule on lawsuits claiming for relief other than money damages. Chancery cases may include lawsuits for mortgage foreclosure, requesting a name change, requesting the review of a final decision of an administrative agency and the like.

Who is the head of the Chancery Division?

The head of the Chancery Division is the Chancellor of the High Court (“the Chancellor”); currently he is Sir Terence Etherton. The Chancery Division is based in the Rolls Building, in Fetter Lane, London EC4.

Where did the Court of Chancery come from?

Chancery court is an element of English law that was brought to the United States in colonial times. The idea of the court of chancery was initially based on separation from circuit courts, whose origins were mainly common law.