Business and Property Courts | Practical Law

Business and Property Courts | Practical Law

Business and Property Courts

Business and Property Courts

Practical Law UK Glossary w-010-4588 (Approx. 3 pages)

Glossary

Business and Property Courts

An umbrella term for the specialist jurisdictions of the High Court of England and Wales. The Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) came into operation on 2 October 2017. The name Business and Property Courts is intended to give the specialist jurisdictions an intelligible user-friendly name, while preserving the existing brands of the individual courts. (For more information on the B&PCs and how they operate, see Practice note, The Business and Property Courts).
In the High Court, the B&PCs encompass the following specialist courts and lists:
  • The Commercial Court (King's Bench Division).
  • The Admiralty Court (King's Bench Division).
  • The Circuit Commercial Court (formerly the Mercantile Court) (King's Bench Division).
  • The Technology & Construction Court (King's Bench Division).
  • The Financial List (King's Bench Division / Chancery Division).
  • The Business List (Chancery Division). This includes all the cases that were previously issued in the Chancery Division, including real property cases, pensions cases, financial services cases (outside the Financial List), and regulatory cases.
  • The Insolvency and Companies List (with the further option of the Insolvency or Companies sub-lists) (Chancery Division).
  • The Intellectual Property List (Chancery Division). This includes the Patents Court and the Intellectual Property & Enterprise Court.
  • The Property, Trusts and Probate List (Chancery Division).
  • The Competition List (Chancery Division).
  • The Revenue List (Chancery Division).
(See also Judiciary: High Court: The High Court of England and Wales: The Business and Property Courts.)
For more information about the objectives of the B&PCs, how they operate and action headings, see: