Chancery Division of the High Court
What we do
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’)
We also hear appeals about:
- decisions of masters
- insolvency decisions made by High Court registrars or the County Court
- most decisions of the County Court
- decisions of certain tribunals
We also handle a wide range of other issues which include:
- claims relating to partnerships (eg dissolution)
- cancelling, setting aside or correcting (‘rectifying’) errors in deeds and other legal instruments
- breaches of trust or contract
- professional negligence
We contain a number of specialist courts with their own individual areas of work:
Who we are
We are part of the Business and Property Courts of the High Court of Justice.
We are based at the Rolls Building in London and also at district registries across England and Wales. Hearings at the Rolls Building are heard by one of 19 High Court judges while other issues (eg case management, listing and most applications) are handled by one of 6 masters.
Outside London, hearings are heard by either a chancery judge or circuit judge while the work of masters is handled by district judges.
Court information
Contact the Chancery Division of the High Court
General enquiries
Rolls Building
7 Rolls Building
Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
United Kingdom
Opening hours and facilities:
https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/chancery-division
Issue of cases
Telephone
020 7947 7783
Masters' work
Telephone
020 7947 7391
Judges' work
Telephone
020 7947 6297