This express point was considered by Mr Andrew Edis QC sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in the QBD in Saulle v Nouvet [2007] EWHC 2902. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
When the responsibility for divorce was transferred from the ecclesiastical to the civil courts, it was still regarded as a serious matter to be dealt with only by High Court judges sitting in London. (lawteacher.net)
A former High Court judge who's chairing the inquiry into allegations of historical child abuse has chosen to stand down from her role. (premierchristianity.com)