10. There shall be assigned to the Chancery Division—
(a)all causes and matters (other than Admiralty) for any of the following purposes—
(i)the administration of the estates of deceased persons;
(ii)the dissolution of partnerships or the taking of partnership or other accounts;
(iii)the redemption or foreclosure of mortgages;
(iv)the raising of portions or other charges on land;
(v)the sale and distribution of the proceeds of property subject to any lien or charge;
(vi)the execution of trusts, charitable or private;
(vii)the rectification, setting aside or cancellation of deeds or other written instruments;
(viii)the specific performance of contracts between vendors and purchasers of land, including contracts for leases;
(ix)the partition or sale of land;
(b)an proceedings under the Bankruptcy Acts (Northern Ireland) 1857 to 1980 and the Companies Acts (Northern Ireland) 1960 and 1978;
(c)all causes and matters which under, by virtue of, or in pursuance of any statutory provision were assigned to the Chancery Judge or the Chancery Division of the High Court immediately before the coming into force of this Order;
(d)all causes and matters which under, by virtue of or in pursuance of any statutory provision are assigned to the Chancery Judge or the Chancery Division.
11. There shall be assigned to the Queen's Bench Division—
(a)all causes and matters civil and criminal which were within the jurisdiction of the Queen's Bench Division immediately before the coming into force of this Order;
(b)the Admiralty jurisdiction of the High Court;
(c)proceedings under Part VII of the Judgments (Enforcement) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(1) except such proceedings as by this Order are assigned to the Family Division;
(d)all causes and matters not assigned by this Order or any other statutory provision to another division.
12. There shall be assigned to the Family Division—
(a)all causes and matters in relation to—
(i)the grant and revocation of probate of wills and letters of administration of estates of deceased persons;
(ii)divorce, nullity of marriage, judicial separation, or jactitation of marriage, or subject to rule 1, any matter arising therefrom or connected therewith, a decree of presumption of death and dissolution of marriage and any other matters with respect to which rules of court may be made by virtue of Article 54(1) of the Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;
(iii)wardship, adoption and guardianship of minors;
(b)proceedings under—
(i)the Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920(2), Part II of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950(3) and the Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(4);
(ii)the Legitimacy Declaration Act (Ireland) 1868(5);
(iii)section 13(8) of the Maintenance and Affiliation Orders Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
(iv)Part VII of the Judgments (Enforcement) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 in relation to orders made by the Court in matrimonial proceedings for the payment of money or by the Enforcement of Judgments Office in relation to the enforcement of such orders;
(c)proceedings for a declaration with respect to a person's matrimonial status;
(d)all jurisdiction in relation to patients exercisable before the coming into force of section 28 of the Act by the Lord Chief Justice, or any other person under the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871(6) or any other statutory provision or by virtue of Her Majesty's Sign Manual;
(e)all causes and matters which under, by virtue of or in pursuance of any Statutory provision are assigned to the Family Division.
13. There shall be transacted in the Central Office—
(a)all business in connection with causes and matters assigned to the Queen's Bench Division;
(b)all business in connection with the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal;
(c)all the business heretofore transacted in the Central Office, except such business as by this Order is assigned to any other office.
14. There shall be transacted in the Chancery Office all business in connection with causes and matters assigned to the Chancery Division, except such business as by rule 13(b) and rule 15 is assigned to the Central Office and the Bankruptcy and Companies Office respectively.
15. There shall be transacted in the Bankruptcy and Companies Office all business in connection with proceedings under the Bankruptcy Acts (Northern Ireland) 1857 to 1980 and the Companies Acts (Northern Ireland) 1960 and 1978, except such business as by rule 13(b) is assigned to the Central Office.
16. There shall be transacted in the Probate and Matrimonial Office all business in connection with causes and matters assigned to the Family Division, except such business as by rule 13(b) and rule 17 is assigned to the Central Office and the Office of Care and Protection respectively.
17. There shall be transacted in the Office of Care and Protection all business in connection with causes or matters assigned to the Family Division under rule 12(a)(iii) and (d).
18. There shall be transacted in the Taxing Office—
(a)the taxation of—
(i)all costs in civil proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal;
(ii)all costs in criminal proceedings in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal;
(iii)all costs of or incidental to any proceedings before an arbitrator or umpire or before a tribunal or other body constituted by or under any statutory provision (not being proceedings in the Supreme Court) where such costs are, by virtue of any statutory provision, taxable in the High Court;
(iv)all costs taxable pursuant to an order made by the Taxing Master under the Solicitors (Ireland) Act 1849(7) or Article 66(2) of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(8);
(v)all other costs which under any statutory provision are required to be taxed or assessed by the Master (Taxing Office);
(b)the measurement of a liquidator's remuneration pursuant to Order 74, rule 33 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1936(9);
(c)the measurement of an accountant's remuneration pursuant to Order 88, rule 200 of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1936.