Judiciary
1Deployment of judges
1
In section 94AA of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (appointments not subject to section 85: High Court deputy judge), in subsection (2)(a), after “Crown Court” insert “
or any other court or tribunal to which a deputy judge of the High Court may be deployed
”
.
2
In section 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (certain judges who are also judges of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal), in subsection (1)—
a
after paragraph (e) insert—
ea
is a Recorder,
b
omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (h);
c
after paragraph (i) insert—
j
is the President of Employment Tribunals (England and Wales),
k
is the President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland),
l
is the Vice President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland), or
m
is a Regional Employment Judge.
3
Accordingly, in section 6A of that Act (certain judges who are also judges of the First-tier Tribunal), omit paragraph (b).
4
In section 7 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (chambers of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: jurisdiction and Presidents)—
a
for subsection (3) substitute—
3
A person may at a particular time—
a
preside over more than one chamber of the First-tier Tribunal;
b
preside over more than one chamber of the Upper Tribunal;
c
preside over—
i
one or more chambers of the First-tier Tribunal, and
ii
one or more chambers of the Upper Tribunal.
b
in subsections (6) and (7), for “subsections (2) and (3)” substitute “
subsection (2)
”
.
5
In section 22(2A) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (membership of Employment Appeal Tribunal)—
a
omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (i);
b
after paragraph (j) insert—
k
is the President of Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), or
l
is the President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland).
6
In section 93 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (appointment of judges as arbitrators)—
a
in subsections (1) and (2), for “A judge of the Commercial Court” substitute “
An eligible High Court judge
”
;
b
in subsection (4), for “a judge of the Commercial Court” substitute “
an eligible High Court judge
”
;
c
after subsection (4) insert—
4A
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a senior judge (as defined in section 109(5) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise functions of the Lord Chief Justice under this section.
d
in subsection (5)—
i
omit the “and” at the end of the definition of “arbitration agreement”;
ii
after that definition insert—
“eligible High Court judge” means—
- a
a puisne judge of the High Court, or
- b
a person acting as a judge of the High Court under or by virtue of section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981;
7
In Schedule 2 to the Arbitration Act 1996 (modifications of Part 1 in relation to judge-arbitrators), in paragraph 1, for “a judge of the Commercial Court” substitute “
an eligible High Court judge
”
.