Where will the case likely be held?

In cases where the defendant is an individual, it is automatically transferred to their home court upon their response to the claim. When the defendant is not an individual, the court uses its case management powers to decide where it is held.

When allocating a track to the case, the court will ask each party which particular court they would prefer it to be heard. It then considers all requests and decides an appropriate location. If the matter is a specialist claim, the court also considers whether it should be heard by a specialist judge.