Chancery Division News and Announcements
News relating to the Division is published here.
The material will include speeches by Chancery judges, judges’ appointments and retirements and the release of any new practice guidance.
Copies of any documents released are available to download within relevant news items as well as from the Publications and Downloads page.
Copies of notable Judgments given in the Chancery Division will be available from the Judgments page.
19 November 2025
BPC Disclosure Survey
A Working Group, consisting of Butcher J, Waksman J, Master Kaye, and Professor Rachael Mulheron, is conducting a review of the operation of disclosure in the Business and Property Courts and, in that context, the use of Technology Assisted Review (‘TAR’) and Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’).
The Working Group is seeking the views of judges, practitioners and users of the BPC on these matters by way of an online survey.
To fill in the form, see the Disclosure Review Working Group – Online Survey (external link). All those concerned in the process of disclosure in the BPC are invited to complete the survey. The deadline for responses is Friday 16 January 2026.
11 March 2024
Bristol Business and Property Courts Event
On 11 March 2024, Mr Justice Zacaroli, (Supervising BPC Judge for the Midland, Western and Wales Circuit) and Mr Justice Foxton (Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court) presented a talk, hosted by the University of Bristol at the Baroness Hale Moot Court, entitled “A Litigation Playlist: 10 Songs That Rocked the Court (PDF)”.
The event was chaired by the Chancellor, Sir Julian Flaux, and is the first in a series of events intended to promote the work of the Business and Property Courts at Bristol, and to provide a forum for local practitioners to meet. The event was attended by a live audience of nearly 60, and was also available via an online link.
2023
February
Practice Note in relation to PD51O (PDF)
January
Chancellor of the High Court – Disclosure in the Business and Property Courts