Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the London Insolvency District (Central London County Court) Order 2011 and comes into force on 6th April 2011.

Areas within the London insolvency district

2. The London insolvency district shall comprise the areas situated within the districts of the following county courts-

(a)Barnet;

(b)Bow;

(c)Brentford;

(d)Central London;

(e)Clerkenwell and Shoreditch;

(f)Edmonton;

(g)Lambeth;

(h)Mayor's and City of London;

(i)Wandsworth;

(j)West London; and

(k)Willesden.

Jurisdiction under the Insolvency Act 1986

3. Jurisdiction in relation to proceedings under Parts 7A to 11 of the Insolvency Act 1986(4) that are allocated to the London insolvency district in accordance with the Insolvency Rules(5) shall be conferred on the Central London County Court.

4. For the purposes of section 374 of the Insolvency Act 1986 the districts of the county courts falling within the London insolvency district are attached to the Central London County Court.

Amendment to the Insolvency Act 1986

5. In section 373(3)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986, after "the High Court" insert "or the Central London County Court".

Amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983

6.-(1) Article 9 of the Civil Courts Order 1983(6) is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (a) substitute-

"(a)the county court at a place named in the first column of Schedule 3 to this Order shall be excluded from having jurisdiction-

(i)if the word "Bankruptcy" does not appear in the second column of the Schedule opposite the name of the place; or

(ii)if the words "Bankruptcy (for Parts 7A to 11 of the Insolvency Act 1986)" appear in the second column of the Schedule opposite the name of the place, but only for the purposes of Parts 1 to 7 of the Insolvency Act 1986.".

7.-(1) Schedule 3 to the Civil Courts Order 1983 is amended as follows.

(2) In the fourth column for "High Court" substitute "Central London (for Parts 7A to 11 of the Insolvency Act 1986), High Court (for Parts 1 to 7 of the Insolvency Act 1986)" opposite the entry in the first column for-

(a)Barnet;

(b)Bow;

(c)Brentford;

(d)City of London;

(e)Edmonton;

(f)Lambeth;

(g)Wandsworth;

(h)West Kensington; and

(i)Willesden.

(3) In the fourth column insert "Central London (for Parts 7A to 11 of the Insolvency Act 1986)" opposite the entry in the first column for Farringdon.

(4) Insert "Bankruptcy (for Parts 7A to 11 of the Insolvency Act 1986)" above "Race Relations" in the second column and insert "(for Parts 1 to 7 of the Insolvency Act 1986)" after "High Court" in the fourth column opposite the entry in the first column for Marylebone.

Amendments to the Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1992

8.-(1) The Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1992(7) is amended as follows.

(2) In article 3(6)-

(a)for "sections 117(4) and 374" substitute "section 117(4)"; and

(b)for "those provisions" substitute "that provision".

Transitional provisions

9. Proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986 that-

(a)were, immediately before this Order came into force, being dealt with in the High Court; and

(b)would have been allocated to the Central London County Court if this Order had been in force when proceedings were commenced,

may either be continued in the High Court or transferred to the Central London County Court.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

In certain instances the Insolvency Rules 1986 (S.I. 1986/1925) allocate proceedings in relation to individual insolvency to the London insolvency district. This Order defines the areas that fall within the London insolvency district (Article 2).

The Order confers jurisdiction on the Central London County Court, for the purpose of individual insolvency proceedings that are allocated to the London insolvency district by the Insolvency Rules 1986 (Article 3). It also makes a consequential amendment to section 373(3)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (Article 5).

To reflect the changes outlined above, the Order also designates the areas which fall within the insolvency district of the Central London County Court as being the districts of the county courts falling within the London insolvency district (Article 4). It then also makes consequential amendments to the Civil Courts Order 1983 (Articles 6 and 7) and to the Civil Courts (Amendment No. 3) Order 1992 (Article 8), again to reflect the changes outlined above.

Proceedings being dealt with in the High Court, that would have been allocated to the Central London County Court if this Order had been in force when proceedings were commenced, may be transferred to the Central London County Court or continued in the High Court (Article 9).