Rule 7.11 General power of transferI1
England and Wales
Where winding-up or bankruptcy proceedings are pending in the High Court, the court may order them to be transferred to a specified county court.
Where winding-up or bankruptcy proceedings are pending in a county court, the court may order them to be transferred either to the High Court or to another county court.
In any case where proceedings are transferred to a county court, the transfer must be to a court which has jurisdiction to wind up companies or, as the case may be, jurisdiction in bankruptcy.
Where winding-up or bankruptcy proceedings are pending in a county court, a judge of the High Court may order them to be transferred to that Court.
A transfer of proceedings under this Rule may be ordered—
by the court of its own motion, or
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.
A transfer of proceedings under this Rule may be ordered notwithstanding that the proceedings commenced before the coming into force of the Rules.