Introductory text
SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 8th July 2026
Laid before Parliament 15th July 2026
Coming into force 1st October 2026
Under section 7(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981f1, the Lord Chancellor and the judges mentioned in subsection (2) of that section made a recommendation for the transfer of the Admiralty Court and Commercial Court from the King’s Bench Division to the Chancery Division.
His Majesty, in pursuance of the powers conferred on Him by section 7(1) and (3) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.
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1981 c. 54; section 7 was amended by paragraph 120 of Schedule 4 and Schedule 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).