SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Distribution of Business in High Court

Chancery Division

C11

To the Chancery Division are assigned all causes and matters relating to—

a

the sale, exchange or partition of land, or the raising of charges on land;

b

the redemption or foreclosure of mortgages;

c

the execution of trusts;

d

the administration of the estates of deceased persons;

e

bankruptcy;

f

the dissolution of partnerships or the taking of partnership or other accounts;

g

the rectification, setting aside or cancellation of deeds or other instruments in writing;

h

probate business, other than non-contentious or common form business;

C2i

patents, trade marks, registered designs F1, copyright or design right;

j

the appointment of a guardian of a minor’s estate,

and all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s jurisdiction under the enactments relating to companies.

Queen’s Bench Division

2

To the Queen’s Bench Division are assigned—

a

applications for writs of habeus corpus, except applications made by a parent or guardian of a minor for such a writ concerning the custody of the minor;

b

applications for judicial review;

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F3bb

all financial restrictions proceedings within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 65 of that Act);

F18bc

all proceedings—

i

on an appeal under section 26, or an application under section 27, of the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (appeals and reviews by the court), or

ii

on a claim arising from any matter to which such an appeal or application relates;

F20bd

all TPIM proceedings (within the meaning of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011);

c

all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s Admiralty jurisdiction or its jurisdiction as a prize court; and

d

all causes and matters entered in the commercial list.

Family Division

C33

To the Family Division are assigned—

a

all matrimonial causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal);

b

all causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal) relating to—

i

legitimacy;

F4ii

the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court with respect to minors, the maintenance of minors and any proceedings under the Children Act 1989, except proceedings solely for the appointment of a guardian of a minor’s estate;

iii

F5. . . adoption;

iv

non-contentious or common form probate business;

c

applications for consent to the marriage of a minor F6or for a declaration under section 27B(5) of the Marriage Act M1 1949;

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F7e

applications under Part III of the Family Law Act 1986.

F7e

proceedings under the Children Act 1989

F8ea

proceedings under section 79 of the Childcare Act 2006;

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proceedings under section 43 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;

F9f

all proceedings under:—

i

the F10Part IV F11or 4A of the Family Law Act 1996;

ii

the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985

iii

the Family Law Act 1986;

F17iv

section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;

F12v

Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27th November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility, so far as that Regulation relates to jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement in parental responsibility matters;

F22vi

the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children that was signed at The Hague on 19 October 1996;

F13fa

all proceedings relating to a debit or credit under section 29(1) or 49(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

g

all proceedings for the purpose of enforcing an order made in any proceedings of a type described in this paragraph.

F14h

all proceedings under the Child Support Act 1991.

F15i

all proceedings under sections 6 and 8 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

F16i

all civil partnership causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal);

j

applications for consent to the formation of a civil partnership by a minor or for a declaration under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

k

applications under section 58 of that Act (declarations relating to civil partnerships).