SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Distribution of Business in High Court

Chancery Division

C11

To the Chancery Division are assigned all causes and matters relating to—

a

the sale, exchange or partition of land, or the raising of charges on land;

b

the redemption or foreclosure of mortgages;

c

the execution of trusts;

d

the administration of the estates of deceased persons;

e

bankruptcy;

f

the dissolution of partnerships or the taking of partnership or other accounts;

g

the rectification, setting aside or cancellation of deeds or other instruments in writing;

h

probate business, other than non-contentious or common form business;

C2i

patents, trade marks, registered designs F1, copyright or design right;

j

the appointment of a guardian of a minor’s estate,

and all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s jurisdiction under the enactments relating to companies.

Queen’s Bench Division

2

To the Queen’s Bench Division are assigned—

F23a

applications for writs of habeas corpus, except applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor;

b

applications for judicial review;

F18ba

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F2bb

all financial restrictions proceedings within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (see section 65 of that Act);

F29bc

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F17bd

all TPIM proceedings (within the meaning of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011);

F22be

all TEO proceedings (within the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (proceedings relating to temporary exclusion orders));

F27bf

all proceedings—

i

on an application under section 38 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (court review of decisions), or

ii

on a claim arising from any matter to which such an application relates;

c

all causes and matters involving the exercise of the High Court’s Admiralty jurisdiction or its jurisdiction as a prize court; and

d

all causes and matters entered in the commercial list.

Family Division

C3C43

To the Family Division are assigned—

a

all matrimonial causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal);

F24aa

applications for a writ of habeas corpus for release relating to a minor;

b

all causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal) relating to—

i

legitimacy;

F3ii

the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court with respect to minors, the maintenance of minors and any proceedings under the Children Act 1989, except proceedings solely for the appointment of a guardian of a minor’s estate;

iii

F4. . . adoption;

iv

non-contentious or common form probate business;

c

applications for consent to the marriage of a minor F5or for a declaration under section 27B(5) of the Marriage Act M1 1949;

F20d

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F6e

applications under Part III of the Family Law Act 1986.

F6e

proceedings under the Children Act 1989

F7ea

proceedings under section 79 of the Childcare Act 2006;

F16eb

proceedings under section 43 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;

F26ec

proceedings under Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

F8f

all proceedings under:—

i

the F9Part IV F10or 4A of the Family Law Act 1996;

ii

the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985

iii

the Family Law Act 1986;

F15iv

section 54 F28or 54A of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008;

F30v

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F19vi

the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children that was signed at The Hague on 19 October 1996;

F11fa

all proceedings relating to a debit or credit under section 29(1) or 49(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

g

all proceedings for the purpose of enforcing an order made in any proceedings of a type described in this paragraph.

F12h

all proceedings under the Child Support Act 1991.

F25ha

all proceedings under Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003;

F13i

all proceedings under sections 6 and 8 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.

F14i

all civil partnership causes and matters (whether at first instance or on appeal);

j

applications for consent to the formation of a civil partnership by a minor or for a declaration under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004;

k

applications under section 58 of that Act (declarations relating to civil partnerships).

F21l

proceedings under Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, so far as relating to the recognition and enforcement in England and Wales of a protection measure (within the meaning of that Regulation) ordered in a F31participating Member State (within the meaning of that Regulation).