The Technology and Construction Court
The Technology and Construction Court ("TCC") is a specialist court, which deals principally with technology and construction disputes. The full range of work undertaken by the TCC is set out in CPR Part 60 and the accompanying practice direction.
London
The TCC at St Dunstan's House, 133-137 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1HD deals with all High Court TCC claims which are brought in London. Three High Court judges and three senior circuit judges sit regularly at St Dunstan's House.
Mr Justice Ramsey is the judge in charge of the TCC and sits in London. He and the other London TCC judges are available to manage and try TCC cases either in London or at any of the regional court centres mentioned below.
The Central London Civil Justice Centre at 13-14 Park Crescent, London W1N 4HT deals with all county court TCC cases in London.
Regional Centres
The court centres outside London at which the TCC principally operates are:
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Chester
- Exeter/Plymouth
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Manchester
At each of these court centres both High Court and county court TCC cases may be issued and tried. There are full time TCC judges at Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. At the other court centres TCC judges are available but they devote a substantial amount of their judicial time to non-TCC work. Judges authorised to deal with TCC business are also available at Leicester, Sheffield and Southampton. However, county court claims cannot be issued at those court centres.
Further Information
For further information on matters relating to the TCC, please contact the TCC Case Administration Unit 020 7947 7156 or tcc@hmcourts-service.gsi.gov.uk
TCC judgments which may be of interest to practitioners are accessible on the Bailii website at www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/TCC/