Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33)

(1) In section 94AA of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (appointments not subject to section 85: High Court deputy judge), in subsection (2)(a), after “Crown Court” insert “ or any other court or tribunal to which a deputy judge of the High Court may be deployed ” . (2) In section 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (certain judges who are also judges of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal), in subsection (1)— (a) after paragraph (e) insert— “ (ea) is a Recorder, ” ; (b) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (h); (c) after paragraph (i) insert— “ (j) is the President of Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), (k) is the President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland), (l) is the Vice President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland), or (m) is a Regional Employment Judge. ” (3) Accordingly, in section 6A of that Act (certain judges who are also judges of the First-tier Tribunal), omit paragraph (b). (4) In section 7 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (chambers of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: jurisdiction and Presidents)— (a) for subsection (3) substitute— “ (3) A person may at a particular time— (a) preside over more than one chamber of the First-tier Tribunal; (b) preside over more than one chamber of the Upper Tribunal; (c) preside over— (i) one or more chambers of the First-tier Tribunal, and (ii) one or more chambers of the Upper Tribunal. ” ; (b) in subsections (6) and (7), for “subsections (2) and (3)” substitute “ subsection (2) ” . (5) In section 22(2A) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (membership of Employment Appeal Tribunal)— (a) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (i); (b) after paragraph (j) insert— “ (k) is the President of Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), or (l) is the President of Employment Tribunals (Scotland). ” (6) In section 93 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (appointment of judges as arbitrators)— (a) in subsections (1) and (2), for “A judge of the Commercial Court” substitute “ An eligible High Court judge ” ; (b) in subsection (4), for “a judge of the Commercial Court” substitute “ an eligible High Court judge ” ; (c) after subsection (4) insert— “ (4A) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a senior judge (as defined in section 109(5) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise functions of the Lord Chief Justice under this section. ” ; (d) in subsection (5)— (i) omit the “and” at the end of the definition of “arbitration agreement”; (ii) after that definition insert— “ “ eligible High Court judge ” means— (a) a puisne judge of the High Court, or (b) a person acting as a judge of the High Court under or by virtue of section 9(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981; ” . (7) In Schedule 2 to the Arbitration Act 1996 (modifications of Part 1 in relation to judge-arbitrators), in paragraph 1, for “a judge of the Commercial Court” substitute “ an eligible High Court judge ” .

(1) In section 89 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (masters and registrars), in subsection (3C), in the first column of the table, for “Chief Bankruptcy Registrar” substitute “ Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge ” . (2) In Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (the Judicial Appointments Commission: relevant offices and enactments), in Part 1 (appointments by Her Majesty), in the first column of table 2, for “Chief Bankruptcy Registrar” substitute “ Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge ” . (3) In section 64 of the Courts Act 2003 (power to alter judicial titles)— (a) in subsection (2), at the appropriate places insert the following entries— “ Chief Chancery Master ” ; “ Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge ” ; “ Chief Taxing Master ” ; “ Senior District Judge of the Family Division ” ; “ Senior Master of the Queen's Bench Division ” ; (b) in subsection (3), for “91(1)(a)” substitute “ 91(1) ” .