# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026, Rule 13: Amendment of Part 57


(1) In rule 57.1(2)(b)—
(a) in paragraph (i), for “Chancery district registry” substitute “BPD DR”; and
(b) in paragraph (ii), for “Chancery Chambers at the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL” substitute “the Business and Property Division at the Rolls Building”.
(2) In rule 57.2—
(a) in paragraph (2), for “the Chancery Division” substitute “a Property, Trusts and Probate List of the Business and Property Division”; and
(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Probate claims in the County Court must be started in accordance with paragraph 4.1(b) of Practice Direction 57AA.”.
(3) In rule 57.3(a), after “office” insert “(and in the Business and Property Division, in a Property, Trusts and Probate List)”.
(4) In rule 57.9(4), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), substitute—
“(a) a Property, Trusts and Probate List of the Business and Property Division; or
(b) if the County Court has jurisdiction, to a County Court hearing centre listed in paragraph 4.1(b) of Practice Direction 57AA,
if it is not already proceeding in one of those places.”.
(5) In rule 57.13, for paragraph (2), substitute—
“(2) Claims under this Section must be started in a Property, Trusts and Probate List of the Business and Property Division.”.
(6) In rules 57.15(1)(a), 57.18(1)(a) and 57.26(1)(a), for “the Chancery Division” substitute “a Property, Trusts and Probate List of the Business and Property Division.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/817/rule/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2026/rule-13
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