 A high churchman, he often appeared in front of ecclesiastical courts.He served as Chancellor of the dioceses of Derby and Wakefield from 1928 to 1944, Chancellor of the diocese of Carlisle from 1930 to 1944, Vicar-General of the Province of York from 1934 to 1944, and Commissary General for the Diocese of Canterbury from 1942 to 1944.Vaisey was appointed to the High Court and assigned to the Chancery Division in 1944, receiving the customary knighthood.