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6.40.—(1) In the following cases, the petition shall be presented to the High Court—
(a)if the debtor has resided or carried on business in the London insolvency district for the greater part of the 6 months immediately preceding the presentation of the petition, or for a longer period in those 6 months than in any other insolvency district, or
(b)if the debtor is not resident in England and Wales.
(2) In any other case, the petition shall (subject to paragraph (3) below), be presented to the debtor's own county court, which is—
(a)the county court for the insolvency district in which he has resided or carried on business for the longest period in those 6 months, or
(b)if he has for the greater part of those 6 months carried on business in one insolvency district and resided in another, the county court for that in which he has carried on business, or
(c)if he has during those 6 months carried on business in more than one insolvency district, the county court for that in which is, or has been for the longest period in those 6 months, his principal place of business.
(3) If, in a case not falling within paragraph (1), it is more expedient for the debtor with a view to expediting his petition, it may be presented to whichever county court is specified by Schedule 2 to the Rules as being, in relation to the debtor's own county court, the nearest full-time court.
(4) The petition shall contain sufficient information to establish that it is brought in the appropriate court.
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