The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Transfer [F1 within the County Court and] the High Court E+W

30.2—(1)  [F2 In the County Court, a court may order that proceedings], or any part of them (such as a counterclaim or an application made in the proceedings), [F3 may be] transferred to another [F4 County Court hearing centre] if it is satisfied that—

(a) an order should be made having regard to the criteria in rule 30.3; or

(b) proceedings for

(i) the detailed assessment of costs; or

(ii) the enforcement of a judgment or order,

could be more conveniently or fairly taken [F5 elsewhere].

F6 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) An application for an order under paragraph (1) F7 ... must be made to the [F8 County Court hearing centre] where the claim is proceeding.

(4) The High Court may, having regard to the criteria in rule 30.3, order proceedings in the Royal Courts of Justice or a district registry, or any part of such proceedings (such as a counterclaim or an application made in the proceedings), to be transferred—

(a) from the Royal Courts of Justice to a district registry; or

(b) from a district registry to the Royal Courts of Justice or to another district registry.

(5) A district registry may order proceedings before it for the detailed assessment of costs to be transferred to another district registry if it is satisfied that the proceedings could be more conveniently or fairly taken in that other district registry.

(6) An application for an order under paragraph (4) or (5) must, if the claim is proceeding in a district registry, be made to that registry.

(7) Where some enactment, other than these Rules, requires proceedings to be started [F9 by sending, or making, the claim or application to a particular County Court hearing centre, paragraph (1) does not give the court power to order proceedings to be transferred elsewhere.]

(8) Probate proceedings may only be transferred under paragraph (4) to the Chancery Division at the Royal Courts of Justice or to one of the Chancery district registries.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 30.2 heading substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(i); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F2 Words in rule 30.2(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(ii)(aa); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F3 Words in rule 30.2(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(ii)(bb); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F4 Words in rule 30.2(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(ii)(cc); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F5 Word in rule 30.2(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(ii)(dd); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F6 Rule 30.2(2) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(iii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F7 Words in rule 30.2(3) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(iv)(aa); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F8 Words in rule 30.2(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(iv)(bb); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F9 Words in rule 30.2(7) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 15(c)(v); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 30.2 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature