Civil Procedure Act 1997

3(1)Civil Procedure Rules may provide for the removal of proceedings at any stage—

(a)within the High Court (for example, between different divisions or different district registries), or

(b)between county courts.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)“provide for the removal of proceedings” means—

(i)provide for transfer of proceedings, or

(ii)provide for any jurisdiction in any proceedings to be exercised (whether concurrently or not) elsewhere within the High Court or, as the case may be, by another county court without the proceedings being transferred, and

(b)“proceedings” includes any part of proceedings.