Chancery Master Pre-Application Seminar 2026 (in-person and online)
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in April to recruit 1 Chancery Master.
The Chancery Division is part of the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales based at the Rolls Building in London.
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a hybrid pre-application seminar that will take place in-person and online (via Microsoft Teams) on Thursday 16th April 2026 (5-6pm).
The in-person attendees will be expected to attend at the Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL. Further details will be provided after registration.
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear from the Chancellor, a Chief Master and current Master.
Who should attend?
It is essential that candidates applying for this post have relevant knowledge and experience in Chancery work.
Chancery Masters will be based at the Rolls Building and must live within a reasonable travelling distance of the building.
For more information on the Chancery Division please visit Chancery Division - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Message from Chief Master Shuman
"This is an opportunity to sit in the Business and Property Courts, established, in 2017, where complex, high-value and sensitive claims in business and property matters are issued and determined.
The Chancery Masters form the second tier of the High Court judiciary. They hear and determine a substantial volume of cases including interlocutory applications such as strike out and summary judgment, case management, Part 8 disposal hearings and witness trials. The work at High Court level is legally complex, procedurally demanding and frequently multi jurisdictional. It includes trusts, estates, intellectual property, property and commercial disputes with cross border elements all requiring specialist expertise. The Chancery Masters work in a collegiate and supportive environment."
Registration
To register to attend either in-person or online, please complete this short form.
Further information
Please note that although this outreach event is being supported by the Judicial Office and the Chancery Division, the actual recruitment exercise is being led by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC). For information on the exercise please visit the JAC vacancies page.
To sign up for the recruitment campaign alerts please click here
For any queries regarding the pre-application seminar please email - JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk