Business and Property Courts launch

The new Business and Property Courts, announced by the Lord Chief Justice in March, are to formally launch in Birmingham on 6 July. In a formal statement, Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, and Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court, said the new courts would introduce flexible listing and modern procedures, and would combine the strengths of the Chancery Division in Birmingham with the specialist courts of the Queen’s Bench Division, Technology and Construction, and Mercantile. Business and Property Courts will also sit in London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Cardiff.