# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026, Rule 20: Amendment of Part 63


(1) In rule 63.1(2)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (f), for “Chancery Division” substitute “Business and Property Division”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (g), for “Chancery Division of the High Court” substitute “Business and Property Division”; and
(c) in sub-paragraph (h) for “Chancellor of the High Court” substitute “President of the Business and Property Division”.
(2) In rule 63.13, for the paragraphs (a) to (c), substitute—
“(a) a General IP List or the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court of the Business and Property Division; or
(b) the County Court in accordance with paragraph 4.1(b) of Practice Direction 57AA.”.
(3) In rule 63.16(2), for “the Chancery Division” substitute “a General IP List of the Business and Property Division”.
(4) In rule 63.18(1)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the general Chancery Division” substitute “in the Business and Property Division”; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) after “from the County Court or” insert “any list of”; and
(ii) each time it appears, for “general Chancery Division” substitute “Business and Property Division”.
(5) In rule 63.25(4), for “general Chancery Division” substitute “a General IP List of the Business and Property Division”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/817/rule/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2026/rule-20
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