The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1[F2[F3Enterprise judges and district judges] E+W

63.19.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), proceedings in [F4the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court will be dealt with by an enterprise judge.]

[F5(1A) For the purposes of the Practice Direction 52A – Appeals: General Provisions, a decision of the enterprise judge shall be treated as a decision by a circuit judge hearing a specialist claim in the County Court.]

[F6(2) Unless the court otherwise orders, the following matters will be dealt with by a district judge—

(a)allocation of claims to the small claims track or multi-track in accordance with rule 63.27(3);

(b)claims allocated to the small claims track; and

(c)all proceedings for the enforcement of any financial element of an Intellectual Property Enterprise Court judgment.

(3) For the purposes of the Practice Direction 52A – Appeals: General Provisions, a decision of a district judge shall be treated as a decision by a district judge hearing a specialist claim in the County Court. An appeal from such a decision shall be heard by an enterprise judge.]]]

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