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FOR AMENDING

THE PRACTICE IN CHANCERY,

FOR

THE ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF MASTER,

AND FOR

THE RELIEF OF THE SUITORS,

15 & 16 VICT., cc. 80, 86, & 87:

ALSO

THE TRUSTEES' RELIEF, AND OTHER ACTS;

PROCEEDINGS BY CLAIM:

WITH

Notes, New Orders, and a Copious Endex.

BY

LEONARD SHELFORD, ESQ.

OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARRISTER AT LAW.

EIAN

BOL

LONDON:

S. SWEET, 1, CHANCERY LANE, FLEET STREET,
AND W. MAXWELL, 32, BELL YARD,

Law Booksellers and Publishers.

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LONDON:

C. ROW ORTH AND SONS, PRINTERS,

BELL YARD, TEMPLE BAR.

ADVERTISEMENT.

THE following work contains the three important statutes, passed in the last session of parliament, for amending the practice and constitution of the Court of Chancery. The General Orders, made in pursuance of the Act for the Improvement of the Jurisdiction of Equity, with some other Orders, will be found immediately preceding the Index. Other General Orders may be expected to be issued very shortly, which will be printed uniformly with this work. Such Orders will probably include those directed to be made for regulating the times and mode of procedure before the Judges of Equity sitting at Chambers, and, generally, the practice of the Court consequent upon the abolition of the Masters' Offices.

The Acts for the Relief of Trustees, and the Orders made for regulating the proceedings under them, with Notes of the decisions thereon, are added.

The Act to diminish the Delay and Expense of Proceedings in the Court of Chancery is inserted, as well as that constituting the Judges of the Court of Appeal.

The Act for the Improvement of the Jurisdiction of Equity having in many important particulars altered and modified the mode of proceeding by Claim, the Orders relating to Claims are inserted, with Notes of the Decisions upon them, and references to the alterations effected by the New Act.

The same Act, having in many instances referred to and adopted the previously existing practice of the Court, has suggested many Notes.

3, BRICK COURT, TEMPLE,

September, 1852.

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1. Discontinuance of engrossing bills on parchment, and a
printed bill to be filed instead.

2. Writs of subpoena and summons to be abolished
3. Defendant to be served with a printed bill, in lieu of the
writ of subpoena and summons.

4. The filing and service of a printed bill or claim to have
the same effect as the filing and issuing of writs of
subpoena and summons

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5. As to service of printed bill

6. Written copies of bills may be served in certain cases
7. Plaintiff to deliver printed copies of bill or claim at rate
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8. Provisions as to filing, &c., prints of original bill, to be extended to amendments; proviso.....

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9. Lord Chancellor may revive present practice as to filing of bills, &c...

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10. Bills of complaint to contain concise narratives of material facts, &c., divided into numbered paragraphs, but not to contain interrogatories

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11. Person whose name is used as next friend of any infant, &c., in any suit, &c., to sign a written authority

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12. Interrogatories to be filed in Record Office, by plaintiff, within time prescribed.

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13. Defendants may answer without leave within the time now allowed, though not required so to do by plaintiff'; but after that time defendant must have leave.... 14. Defendant's answer may contain material statements, besides answers to interrogatories ..

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15. Plaintiff may, on expiration of time for answering, but before replication, move for decree or decretal order 19

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