Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice

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Location Chancery Division is one of the three main branches of

Location

Chancery Division is one of the three main branches of

the UK High Court.
High Court in London is one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, along with the Royal Courts of Appeal.

Is Located on Strand Street in central London, in the building in 1870.
Court is headed by Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales).

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General characteristics Chancery Division – is the section of the High

General characteristics

Chancery Division – is the section of the High Court of

Justice which deals mainly with commercial cases such as company law, patents (official documents that give people the right to make, use or sell an invention, and stop other people from copying them) and bankruptcy.
In the Chancery Division hears cases business law, trust laws, inheritance and land rights.
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Chancery Division is headed Lord Chancellor of the High Court. On

Chancery Division is headed Lord Chancellor of the High Court. On

4 September 2012 the Lord Chancellor's office takes Chris Grayling. Concurrently, he was head of the Ministry of Justice.
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The organization Chancery Division The structure consists of Chancery Offices Specialized

The organization Chancery Division

The structure consists of Chancery Offices Specialized

courts

Patents Court

Companies Court

In essence, they both deal with matters relating to intellectual property, business and corporate law, respectively. In Chancery office also received complaints regarding taxation.

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Judges Chancery Division of the High Court Judges are appointed from

Judges Chancery Division of the High Court

Judges are appointed from among

lawyers, for which the transition to the rank of judges means Her Majesty's peak professional and public career.

Cases are heard at first instance, one usually considers the judge.

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Only in the past in the proceedings at common law has

Only in the past in the proceedings at common law has

always participated in the consideration of the jury; now it is involved in hearing civil cases only in exceptional cases. Discarded also rule that the jury's verdict (on the rare occasions when they are involved) should be imposed unanimously.