Debtors (Ireland) Act, 1840

Decrees and orders of courts of equity, &c. to have effect of judgments.

27. All decrees and orders of the Court of Chancery, and all rules of any of the superior courts of common law, and all orders of the lord chancellor or master of the rolls, or of the Court of Commissioners of Bankruptcy, and all orders of the lord chancellor in matters of lunacy, whereby any sum of money, or any costs, charges, or expences, shall be payable to any person, shall have the effect of judgments in the superior courts of common law, and the persons to whom any such monies or costs, charges, or expences shall be payable shall be deemed judgment creditors within the meaning of this Act; and all powers hereby given to the judges of the superior courts of common law with respect to matters depending in the same courts shall and may be exercised by the courts of Chancery [1 and Exchequer] with respect to matters therein depending, and by the lord chancellor, master of the rolls, and Court of Commissioners of Bankruptcy respectively in matters of bankruptcy, and by the lord chancellor in matters of lunacy; and all remedies hereby given to judgment creditors are in like manner given to persons to whom any monies or costs, charges, or expences are by such orders or rules respectively directed to be paid; . . .

[1 Rep. 55 & 56 Vict. c. 19. (S.L.R.)]