Court of Chancery (disambiguation)
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The Court of Chancery
was a court of equity in England and Wales.
Court of Chancery may also refer to the following courts:
Extant:
Defunct:
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 of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
was a court of equity in England and Wales.
Court of Chancery may also refer to the following courts:
Extant:
- Delaware Court of ChanceryDelaware Court of ChanceryThe Delaware Court of Chancery is a court of equity in the American state of Delaware. It is one of Delaware's three constitutional courts, along with the Supreme Court and Superior Court.-Jurisdiction:...
- Chancery CourtChancery CourtThe Chancery Court of York is an ecclesiastical court for the Province of York of the Church of England.The presiding officer, the Official Principal and Auditor, has been the same person as the Dean of the Arches since the nineteenth century . The Court comprises the Auditor, two clergy and two...
, an ecclesiastical court in the United Kingdom
Defunct:
- Court of Appeal in ChanceryCourt of Appeal in ChanceryEngland’s Court of Appeal in Chancery was created in 1851 to hear appeals of decisions made by the Vice Chancellors and the Master of the Rolls in Chancery Court. The appeals in the court were heard by the Lord Chancellor and two Lords Justices of Appeal. Cases from the Court of Appeal in...
, which heard appeals from the English Court of Chancery - Court of Chancery (Ireland)
- New York Court of ChanceryNew York Court of ChanceryThe New York Court of Chancery was established during the colonial administration on August 28, 1701, the colonial governor acting as Chancellor. The New York State Constitution of 1777 continued the court but required a lawyer to be appointed Chancellor. It was the court with jurisdiction on cases...
- Michigan Court of ChanceryMichigan Court of ChanceryThe Court of Chancery was the court with jurisdiction in cases of equity in the state of Michigan between 1836 and 1847, presided over by a Chancellor. In certain cases, appeal could be made to the Michigan Supreme Court....