The Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster was a

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 a slow pace of change and possible harshness (or "inequity") of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equ ...

that exercised jurisdiction within the

County Palatine of Lancaster Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

until it was merged into the High Court in 1972.

Relevant legislation

The court was regulated by the following Acts in particular: *The Court of Chancery of Lancaster Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 43) *The Court of Chancery of Lancaster Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict c 82) *The Chancery of Lancaster Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict c 23) *The Court of Chancery of Lancaster Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo 6 and Eliz 2 c 49) *The

Court of Chancery of Lancaster (Amendment) Act 1961 The Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster was a court of chancery that exercised jurisdiction within the County Palatine of Lancaster until it was merged into the High Court in 1972. Relevant legislation The court was regulated ...

(9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 38) All of these Acts were repealed by section 56 of, and Schedule 11 to, the

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. Funds in court Section 52 of the

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provided: Evidence of foreign law See sections 4(2) and 4(4)(a) and (b) of the

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. Reciprocal enforcement of foreign judgments See article 2(1)(a) of the Convention set out in th
Schedule
to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Israel) Order 1971 (S.I. 1971/1039). See article 2(1)(a) of the Convention set out in th
Schedule
to the

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(S.I. 1969/1063) See article 2(1)(a) of the Convention set out in th
Schedule
to the

Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Norway) Order 1962 Reciprocal may refer to: In mathematics * Multiplicative inverse, in mathematics, the number 1/''x'', which multiplied by ''x'' gives the product 1, also known as a ''reciprocal'' * Reciprocal polynomial, a polynomial obtained from another pol ...

(S.I. 1962/636) Power to authorise superior landlord to enter and execute works Se
section 30(3)
of the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1919. Power of court to authorise examination of works on unfit premises or for improvement Se
section 164(3)
of the

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. Land Charges Act 1925 Se
section 20(2)
of that Act.

Merger with the High Court

On the appointed day the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster was merged with the High Court. Accordingly, on and after that day no jurisdiction, whether conferred by statute or otherwise, could be exercised, or can now be exercised, by the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster as such. The Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster was abolished on merger with the High Court.The

, section 57(3)(b)

Transitional provisions

Transitional provisions were contained in Part I of Schedule 5 to the

Offices

Any judicial or other office in the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster, other than the office of

Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster The Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster is an office of the Duchy of Lancaster. The vice-chancellor is appointed by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster after consultation with the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. Since 19 ...

, was abolished by section 44(1)(b) of the

. Section 44(2) conferred a power to make regulations to provide for the compensation of persons who suffered loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments attributable to the effect of section 44(1)(b) or to the merger of the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster.

References

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, First Edition, Butterworth & Co, London, (Agents for Canada: Canada Law Book Company, Toronto), 1909, Volume 9 *O Hood Phillips. "2. The Chancery Courts of Lancaster and Durham". A First Book of English Law. Fourth Edition. Sweet and Maxwell. 1960. Pages 74 and 75. *James Jones Aston. The Jurisdiction, Practice, and Proceedings of the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Wm Benning & Co. London. Addison. Preston. 1853
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*Thomas Snow. The Lancaster Chancery Practice. W Maxwell. London. 1885
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*Bridgemann, Charles George Orlando. Orders and Rules of the Court of Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster of 1 August 1884, 27 and 28 November 1884. T Brakell. Liverpool. 1884
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*James W Winstanley. The Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster: Its Practice and Modes of Procedure, as Distinguished from the High Court of Chancery. Henry Greenwood. 1855
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*R Somerville. "The Palatine Courts in Lancashire". In A Harding (ed). ''Law Making and Law Makers in British History: Papers Presented to the Edinburgh Legal History Conference, 1977''. (Studies in History 22). Royal Historical Society. 1980. {{reflist Former courts and tribunals in England and Wales Legal history of England Duchy of Lancaster Courts of equity 1972 disestablishments in England Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1972