The Court of Appeal in Chancery was created in 1851 to hear appeals of decisions and decrees made in the Chancery Court. The appeals in the court were heard by the

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alone, or as a tripartite panel (supplemented by two

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). Cases here could be further appealed to the

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Previous mechanism

Prior to the creation of the Court of Appeal in Chancery, the Lord Chancellor of the Chancery Court heard appeals as part of the Chancery Court caseload.

Functions

The court was created in 1851 to hear appeals of decisions made by the Vice Chancellors and the Master of the Rolls in Chancery Court. The appeals in the court were heard by the

alone as under the previous mechanism, or as a tripartite panel (supplemented by two

). Cases here could be further appealed to the

Successor court

The Court of Appeal in Chancery became incorporated into and superseded by

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, uniting the other common branches of the civil law and all of the criminal law, which was established later in 1875.

Ireland

Analogous to the English court, the Court of Appeal in Chancery in Ireland was created in 1857 to hear appeals from the

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, and also from the

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.Chancery Appeal Court (Ireland) Act 185
19 & 20 Vict. c. 92
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created by the

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. Sitting with the

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was a single Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery in Ireland,

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until 1866 and

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from 1867.

References

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