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;
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—
F23a
applications for writs of habeas corpus, except applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor;
b
applications for judicial review;
F18ba
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F2bb
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);
F29bc
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F17bd
all TPIM proceedings (within the meaning of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011);
F22be
all TEO proceedings (within the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (proceedings relating to temporary exclusion orders));
F27bf
all proceedings—
i
on an application under section 38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (court review of decisions), or
ii
on a claim arising from any matter to which such an application relates;
F32bg
all relevant proceedings within the meaning of Part 2 of the National Security Act 2023 (prevention and investigation measures) (see section 62(1) of that Act);
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
C3C43
To the Family Division are assigned—
a
all matrimonial causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal);
F24aa
applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor;
b
all causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal) relating to—
i
legitimacy;
F3ii
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
F4. . . adoption;
iv
non-contentious or common form probate business;
c
F20d
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F6e
applications under Part III of the Family Law Act 1986.
F6e
proceedings under the Children Act 1989
F7ea
proceedings under section 79 of the Childcare Act 2006;
F16eb
proceedings under section 43 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;
F26ec
proceedings under Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
F8f
all proceedings under:—
i
ii
the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985
iii
the Family Law Act 1986;
F15iv
section 54 F28or 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;
F30v
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F19vi
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;
F11fa
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.
F12h
all proceedings under the Child Support Act 1991.
F25ha
all proceedings under Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003;
F13i
all proceedings under sections 6 and 8 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.
F14i
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).
F21l
proceedings under Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, so far as relating to the recognition and enforcement in England and Wales of a protection measure (within the meaning of that Regulation) ordered in a F31participating Member State (within the meaning of that Regulation).