PART 2APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RULES

Application of the RulesI12.1

1

Subject to paragraph (2), these Rules apply to all proceedings in—

a

F9County Court;

b

the High Court; and

c

the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.

2

These Rules do not apply to proceedings of the kinds specified in the first column of the following Table (proceedings for which rules may be made under the enactments specified in the second column) except to the extent that they are applied to those proceedings by another enactment—

Proceedings

Enactments

1

Insolvency proceedings

Insolvency Act 19862, ss.411 and 412

2

Non-contentious or common form probate proceedings

Supreme Court Act 19813, s.127

3

Proceedings in the High Court when acting as a Prize Court

Prize Courts Act 18944, s.3

F54

Proceedings before the Court of Protection

Mental Capacity Act 2005, s.51

5

Family proceedings

F6Courts Act 2003, s.75

F16

Adoption proceedings

F7... F4or Adoption and Children Act 2002, s.141F8or Courts Act 2003, s.75

F27

Election petitions in the High Court

F3Representation of the People Act 1983, s.182

F103

These Rules apply to proceedings under—

a

the Companies Act 19853;

b

the Companies Act F112006; and

c

other legislation relating to companies and limited liability partnerships,

subject to the provisions of the relevant practice direction which applies to those proceedings.