Understand the Court.
Explore the decisions.
Clear explanations of Delaware's Court of Chancery, its procedures and the decisions that shape corporate and fiduciary law.
Jurisdiction, equity, judicial structure and the role of the Court.
Understand Chancery →Plain-English guides to duties, standards of review and remedies.
Explore corporate law →What does the Court do?
The Court of Chancery is Delaware's court of equity. It hears matters where equitable jurisdiction exists, including many disputes involving corporations, fiduciaries, trusts, estates, property and commercial relationships.
Jurisdiction & equity
Why an equity court exists—and when it can hear a dispute.
Explore topic →Corporate law
Director duties, stockholder rights, mergers and oversight.
Explore topic →How litigation works
A plain-English map of a typical civil action.
Explore topic →Legal terminology
Understand the words used in opinions and court filings.
Open glossary →2025 corporate-law changes
Understand SB 21 and the amendments to DGCL §§144 and 220.
Read the statutory guide →Start with a decision.
Follow the principle.
Search 50 selected Delaware decisions — including 17 Chancery opinions — by topic, court level, year and citation.
Browse the case library →DECISIONSOriginal citations
& source links
Four ideas that recur in Chancery decisions
These are starting points, not universal answers. Standards depend on the claim, transaction and record.
Fiduciary duty
People entrusted with power may owe duties of loyalty, care and good faith.
Standard of review
The framework a court uses to evaluate challenged conduct.
Equitable relief
Remedies such as injunctions or specific performance when legal requirements are met.
Corporate process
Information, independence, disclosure and decision-making can shape legal review.
Read the opinion.
Then understand what it means.
Use each explainer as a map, not a substitute for the underlying case. Citations and links are provided so readers can return to the original decision and current authorities.
How this guide is researched →Equity is a body of principles applied to particular facts—not a shortcut around the law.
READ THE RECORD. CHECK THE RULE. UNDERSTAND THE REMEDY.