Supreme Court Act 1981

Chancery Division

1 To the Chancery Division are assigned all causes and matters relating to—

(a) the sale, exchange or partition of land, or the raising of charges on land ;

(b) the redemption or foreclosure of mortgages ;

(c) the execution of trusts ;

(d) the administration of the estates of deceased persons ;

(e) bankruptcy;

(f) the dissolution of partnerships or the taking of partnership or other accounts ;

(g) the rectification, setting aside or cancellation of deeds or other instruments in writing ;

(h) probate business, other than non-contentious or common form business;

(i) patents, trade marks, registered designs or copyright;

(j) the appointment of a guardian of a minor's estate,

and all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court's jurisdiction under the enactments relating to companies.