Article 39 Venue

After Order 1, rule 12, there shall be inserted the following newrule—

“Automatic transfer

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Where under these rules provision is made for automatic transfer tothe defendant’s or debtor’s home court—

(a)

“defendant’s home court”means the county court for the district inwhich is situated the defendant’s address as shown on the summons (or,where there are two or more defendants, the first defendant’s address);

(b)

“debtor’s home court” means the county court for the district inwhich is situated the debtor’s address as shown on the application towhich the provision relates;

(c)

automatic transfer will not take place if the defendant’s ordebtor’s address is not situated within England and Wales,

and, where proceedings are transferred automatically, “the properofficer” means the proper officer of the defendant’s or debtor’s homecourt.”.