Rule 12.30 General power of transferC1C2C3
The High Court may order insolvency proceedings which are pending in that court to be transferred to a specified hearing centre.
The County Court may order insolvency proceedings which are pending in a hearing centre to be transferred either to the High Court or another hearing centre.
A judge of the High Court may order insolvency proceedings which are pending in the County Court to be transferred to the High Court.
The court may order a transfer of proceedings—
of its own motion;
on the application of the official receiver; or
on the application of a person appearing to the court to have an interest in the proceedings.
Winding-up proceedings may only be transferred to a hearing centre in which proceedings to wind up companies may be commenced under the Act or to the County Court at Central London.
Bankruptcy proceedings or proceedings relating to a debt relief order may only be transferred to a hearing centre in which bankruptcy proceedings may be commenced under the Act.
A case in a schedule under rule 12.37(8) may be transferred solely for the purposes of rule 12.38 (action following application for a block transfer order) F1by a judge.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in rule 12.30(7) substituted (22.6.2026) by The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/561), rules 1(3), 17(a)
- F2
Rule 12.30(7)(a) omitted (22.6.2026) by virtue of The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/561), rules 1(3), 17(b)
- F3
Rule 12.30(7)(b) omitted (22.6.2026) by virtue of The Insolvency (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/561), rules 1(3), 17(b)
Modifications
- C1
Rule 12.30 applied (with modifications) (temp.) (26.6.2020) by Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (c. 12), s. 49(1), Sch. 4 para. 47 (with ss. 2(2), 5(2), Sch. 4 para. 12)
- C2
Rule 12.30 applied (with modifications) (30.9.2021) by S.I. 2014/229, art. 2(2A), Sch. 1A paras. 1(4)(5), 35, 38 (as inserted by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Administration) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1048), arts. 1(1), 2)
- C3
Rules 12.6-12.31 applied (with modifications) (19.3.2024) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) (England and Wales) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/229), rules 1, 5, 62-73, Sch. (with rule 2(2))