County Courts Act 1984

105 Execution in county court of judgments and orders of High Court. E+W

(1) A judgment or order of the High Court for the payment of money to a person, and any judgment, order, decree or award (however called) of any court or arbitrator (including any foreign court or foreign arbitrator) being a judgment, order, decree or award for the payment of money to a person which is or has become enforceable (whether wholly or to a limited extent) as if it were a judgment or order of the High Court shall be enforceable in the county court as if it were a judgment of that court.

(2) Where an application is made to the High Court—

(a) for the attachment of a debt not exceeding the county court limit to answer a judgment or order; or

(b) for leave to issue execution for a debt not exceeding the county court limit against a person as being a member of a firm against which a judgment or order has been obtained,

the High Court may make an order either—

(i) transferring the matter to; or

(ii) directing that any issue necessary for determining the matter shall be tried in,

such county court to be named in the order as the court may deem the most convenient to the parties.

(3) Where an order is made under subsection (2)

directing an issue to be tried in a county court, the order shall define the issue to be tried, and any party may lodge or cause to be lodged the order, together with the affidavits (if any) filed in the matter, and such other documents (if any) as the High Court may direct, with the registrar of the county court named in the order.

(4) On the documents being lodged the issue shall, subject to county court rules, be tried in the county court so named, and after the issue has been tried the judge shall certify the result of the trial and send the certificate to the High Court together with the documents and any report which he may think fit to make as to costs or otherwise.