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As from 22nd April 2014, "Local" County Courts have gone and are replaced by a single County Court for England and Wales. For the relevant legislation see:
Primary legislation:
Crime and Courts Act 2013 section 17 - inserting section A1 into the County Courts Act 1984. Read section 17 along with the lengthy Schedule 9.
Statutory Instruments:
2014/954 - Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014
2014/407 - Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014
2014/503 - County Court Jurisdiction Order 2014
2014/821 - High Court and County Court Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2014
2014/867 - Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014
2014/874 - Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2014
2014/982 - County Court Remedies Regulations 2014
A very helpful and succinct summary of the changes has been produced by Richard Gold of St John's Chambers. See also
Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules coming into force in April 2014;
Farewell to the County Court; introducing the Single County Court;
Ministry of Justice - Crime and Courts Bill (as it then was) December 2012;
Keith Etherington - Changes from April 2014;
Shailesh Vara MP - Law Society Gazette 31st March - Court Reform
This plethora of legislation is exceptionally labyrinthine. For such an important change, some way ought to have been found to simplify matters rather than have an almost endless trail of 'cut and paste' amendments.
I am not entirely sure what has happened to the Mayor's and City of London Court and an authoritative answer is welcome. This court has a long history predating the establishment of a system of County Courts in 1846. See Wikepedia and the Of Interest to Lawyers blog. The Crime and Courts Act 2013 Schedule 9 para. 24 states:
Omit section 42(2) and (3) of the Courts Act 1971 (City of London to be a county court district, and the county court for that district to be known as the Mayor's and City of London Court).
Addendum 2nd June 2014: An authoritative answer was obtained by the author of the Of Interest to Lawyers blog - see his post of 1st June 2014 - The Mayor's and City of London Court, now renamed: the County Court sitting at Mayor?s and City of London Court
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| Mayor's and City of London Court |
As from 22nd April 2014, "Local" County Courts have gone and are replaced by a single County Court for England and Wales. For the relevant legislation see:
Primary legislation:
Crime and Courts Act 2013 section 17 - inserting section A1 into the County Courts Act 1984. Read section 17 along with the lengthy Schedule 9.
Statutory Instruments:
2014/954 - Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 10 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014
2014/407 - Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014
2014/503 - County Court Jurisdiction Order 2014
2014/821 - High Court and County Court Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2014
2014/867 - Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2014
2014/874 - Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2014
2014/982 - County Court Remedies Regulations 2014
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| Civil Justice Centre - Manchester |
A very helpful and succinct summary of the changes has been produced by Richard Gold of St John's Chambers. See also
Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules coming into force in April 2014;
Farewell to the County Court; introducing the Single County Court;
Ministry of Justice - Crime and Courts Bill (as it then was) December 2012;
Keith Etherington - Changes from April 2014;
Shailesh Vara MP - Law Society Gazette 31st March - Court Reform
This plethora of legislation is exceptionally labyrinthine. For such an important change, some way ought to have been found to simplify matters rather than have an almost endless trail of 'cut and paste' amendments.
I am not entirely sure what has happened to the Mayor's and City of London Court and an authoritative answer is welcome. This court has a long history predating the establishment of a system of County Courts in 1846. See Wikepedia and the Of Interest to Lawyers blog. The Crime and Courts Act 2013 Schedule 9 para. 24 states:
Omit section 42(2) and (3) of the Courts Act 1971 (City of London to be a county court district, and the county court for that district to be known as the Mayor's and City of London Court).
Addendum 2nd June 2014: An authoritative answer was obtained by the author of the Of Interest to Lawyers blog - see his post of 1st June 2014 - The Mayor's and City of London Court, now renamed: the County Court sitting at Mayor?s and City of London Court
- Litvinenko - A Public Inquiry To Be Held Under The Inquries Act 2005
On 22nd July, the Home Secretary decided that there should be an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into the death, in 2006, of Alexander Litvinenko - (BBC News 22nd July). As a result, the inquest first established in 2006 has been suspended...
- A Written Constitution For The United Kingdom? Have Your Say ...
Writing in the Law Society Gazette 21st July 2014, Joshua Rozenberg takes a look at a report by the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee of the House of Commons. This is a lengthy report of 423 pages - A New Magna Carta? Second Report of...
- Some Recent Decisions In The Family Court
Since the creation (on 22nd April - see post of 24th April) of the new Family Court for England and Wales, cases are being reported by Bailii under the headings of- England and Wales Family Court Decisions (other Judges)England and Wales Family Court...
- 2011 Disorder ~ Payment For Damage
Back in 2011, this blog covered the extensive disorder that took place in several cities in England. One of the posts at the time was concerned with the question of payment for losses incurred by, for example, damage to or destruction of property...
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As from 22nd April 2014, there is a new Family Court for England and Wales - see Crime and Courts Act 2013 section 17. Section 17 inserts Part 4A into the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. Read section 17 along with the Schedule 10 and ...