Originally Posted by
MacMillan of Rathdown
4. Matters relating to the adjudication of the ownership of arms in England are dealt with by HM High Court of Chivalry, which (I believe) last sat in 1954 when it heard the pleadings of Manchester Corporation v. Manchester Palace of Varieties . The Corporation won, and the Palace of Varieties was obliged to remove and cease and desist in the use of the arms of the plaintiff. Prior to 1954 the High Court of Chivalry last sat in 1732, which should give you some idea as to how often these matters come before the court in England!
There is quite the interesting discussion in the case of whether the Court of Chivalry should sit again without a statutory mandate. I don't believe the issue was definitively settled, but given their history, they may not take another case in our lifetimes.
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