> ### PRACTICE DIRECTION

> ### PART 30 - TRANSFER

> ### See also Civil Procedure Rules

> ### PRACTICE DIRECTION - TRANSFER

> ### VALUE OF A CASE AND TRANSFER

> 1 | In addition to the criteria set out in Rule 30.3(2) attention is drawn to the financial limits set out in the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991, as amended.
> 2 | Attention is also drawn to paragraph 2 of the Practice Direction on Part 29 (the multi-track).

> ### DATE OF TRANSFER

> 3 | Where the court orders proceedings to be transferred, the order will take effect from the date it is made by the court.

> ### PROCEDURE ON TRANSFER

> 4.1 | Where an order for transfer has been made the transferring court will immediately send notice of the transfer to the receiving court. The notice will contain: the name of the case, and the number of the case.
> 4.2 | At the same time as the transferring court notifies the receiving court it will also notify the parties of the transfer under rule 30.4(1).

> ### PROCEDURE FOR AN APPEAL AGAINST ORDER OF TRANSFER

> 5.1 | Where a district judge orders proceedings to be transferred and both the transferring and receiving courts are county courts, any appeal against that order should be made in the receiving court.
> 5.2 | The receiving court may, if it is more convenient for the parties, remit the appeal to the transferring court to be dealt with there.

> ### APPLICATIONS TO SET ASIDE

> 6.1 | Where a party may apply to set aside an order for transfer (e.g. under rule 23.10) the application should be made to the court which made the order.
> 6.2 | Such application should be made in accordance with Part 23 of the Rules and the practice direction which supplements it.

> ### TRANSFER ON THE CRITERION IN RULE 30.3(2)(g)

> 7 | A transfer should only be made on the basis of the criterion in rule 30.3(2)(g) where there is a real prospect that a declaration of incompatibility will be made.

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