The demand for Chancery expertise both on the Bench and at the Bar is buoyant. The Chancery Division of the High Court, comprising the Chancellor of the High Court and 17 Chancery High Court judges, does more work than the civil side of the Queen’s Bench Division, and about three times more than the Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court combined. In addition, a substantial amount of Chancery business is transacted in the County courts.
The demand for Chancery expertise on the High Court Bench is not confined to London. The regions are equally thriving. In Birmingham alone, since 2001, the number of Chancery High Court hearings has doubled.
