Explanatory note

These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court so as to provide for appeals from industrial tribunals to be heard by a single judge of the Queen's Bench Division instead of a Divisional Court (rule 4). They also bring the provisions for payment of the fees and expenses of the Admiralty marshal into line with the current practice of the Admiralty Court (rule 3) and regulate the procedure on an application or appeal to the High Court in connection with the auditing of accounts under the Local Government Act 1972 (rule 5).