The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Admiralty claims E+W

61.2— (1) The following claims must be started in the Admiralty Court—

(a) a claim—

(i) in rem;

(ii) for damage done by a ship;

(iii) concerning the ownership of a ship;

(iv) under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

(v) for loss of life or personal injury specified in section 20(2)(f) of the Supreme Court Act 1981;

(vi) by a master or member of a crew for wages;

(vii) in the nature of towage; or

(viii) in the nature of pilotage;

(b) a collision claim;

(c) a limitation claim; or

(d) a salvage claim.

(2) Any other admiralty claim may be started in the Admiralty Court.

(3) Rule [F2 30.5] applies to claims in the Admiralty Court except that the Admiralty Court may order the transfer of a claim to—

(a) the Commercial [F3 Court];

(b) a [F4 Circuit Commercial Court]; [F5 or]

F6 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(d) any other appropriate court.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 61 inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/4015), rule 1(c), Sch. 5

F2 Word in rule 61.2(3) substituted (6.4.2006) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/3515), rules 1, 16

F3 Word in rule 61.2(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/342), rules 1(1), 11(a)

F4 Words in rule 61.2(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2017) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 (S.I. 2017/889), rules 1(1), 8(a)

F5 Word in rule 61.2(3)(b) inserted (6.4.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/342), rules 1(1), 11(b)

F6 Rule 61.2(3)(c) omitted (6.4.2019) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/342), rules 1(1), 11(c)