Martin Partington: Spotlight on the Justice System

On 1 August 2015, I noted the decision to create a new financial list and set out a diagram explaining how this would operate in the High Court.
In October 2015, further guidance on the financial list was published, and a formal event to launch the new list was held on 21 October 2015.
It will be overseen by the Chancellor of the Chancery Division and the Judge in charge of the Commercial Court of the Queens Bench Division. Cases will be heard in the Rolls Building in London.
This is an important strategic move by the judiciary, in collaboration with those groups of the legal profession who deal with these major financial cases, to try to ensure that London remains the litigation forum of choice for these kinds of cases.
One of the interesting points that was made at the time of the launch was the extent to which judicial decisions emanating from these arrangements will (or will not) align with rulings from Financial Regulators.
To read the guide, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-list-guide
To read some remarks of the Lord Chief Justice on the launch of the list go to https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/announcements/financial-list-press-release/