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  2. Court of Chancery - Wikipedia

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    The Chancery came to prominence after the decline of the Exchequer, dealing with the law of equity, something more fluid and adaptable than the common law.The early Court of Chancery dealt with verbal contracts, matters of land law and matters of trusts, and had a very liberal view when setting aside complaints; poverty, for example, was an acceptable reason to cancel a contract or obligation. [9]

  3. Delaware Court of Chancery - Wikipedia

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    The Court also employs three full-time Magistrates in Chancery (formerly known as Masters in Chancery), appointed by the Chancellor under Court of Chancery Rule 144. The Magistrates adjudicate cases assigned to them by the Court, with a particular focus on "the people's concerns in equity," such as guardianships, property disputes, and trust ...

  4. Category:Masters in chancery - Wikipedia

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  5. Master of the Rolls - Wikipedia

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    The Master of the Rolls was initially a clerk responsible for keeping the "Rolls" or records of the Court of Chancery, and was known as the Keeper of the Rolls of Chancery. [3] The Keeper was the most senior of the dozen Chancery clerks, and as such occasionally acted as keeper of the Great Seal of the Realm. [4]

  6. Master (judiciary) - Wikipedia

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    The office of master is of ancient origins dating from at least the 12th century, though masters in Chancery were abolished in the 19th century and a new office of Chancery Master was recreated later. [5] There are masters in the Chancery and King's Bench Divisions of the High Court of Justice and the Senior Courts Costs Office of the High Court.

  7. List of High Court judges of England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    Chancery: 76: Dame Kelyn Bacon: 29 October 2048: 1 October 2020: Chancery: President of the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal: 77: Sir Michael Green: 23 October 2039: 2 November 2020: Chancery 78: Dame Naomi Ellenbogen: 20 March 2045: 2 November 2020: King's Bench: 79: Dame Emma Arbuthnot: 9 January 2034: 1 February 2021: Family ...

  8. Master of the Rolls (Ireland) - Wikipedia

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    The Master of the Rolls in Ireland was a senior judicial office in the Irish Chancery under English and British rule, and was equivalent to the Master of the Rolls in the English Chancery. Originally called the Keeper of the Rolls, he was responsible for the safekeeping of the Chancery records such as close rolls and patent rolls.

  9. Morice v Bishop of Durham - Wikipedia

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    Lord Eldon LC, on appeal, also found that the trust could neither be valid as a private trust, because it lacked beneficiaries. [4]As it is a maxim, that the execution of a trust shall be under the control of the court, it must be of such a nature, that it can be under that control; so that the administration of it can be reviewed by the court; or, if the trustee dies, the court itself can ...