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They apply to all cases commenced after 26 April 1999, and largely replace the Rules of the Supreme Court and the County Court Rules. The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 is the statutory instrument listing the rules. [2] The CPR were designed to improve access to justice by making legal proceedings cheaper, quicker, and easier to understand for non ...
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is an advisory non-departmental public body within the Government of the United Kingdom which makes rules for the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, High Court and County Court.
The civil courts of England and Wales adopted an overwhelmingly unified body of rules as a result of the Woolf Reforms on 26 April 1999. These are collectively known as the Civil Procedure Rules and in all but some very confined areas replaced the Rules of the Supreme Court (applicable to the High Court of Justice) and the County Court Rules. [1]
The majority of English civil cases are subject to the rules of standard disclosure, which are set out by the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (the CPR) Rule 31.6. [1] A party makes disclosure of a document by stating that the document exists or has existed. [2] The right to inspect documents in English civil procedure is governed by CPR Part 31.15.
Part 16 of the Civil Procedure Rules and its accompanying Practice Direction (CPR PD 16) govern the content of the claim form (equivalent to a Summons) and statements of case. The claim form must contain a concise statement of the nature of the claim and specify the remedies which the claimant seeks. [5]
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a general civil restraint order (formerly a Bhamjee order [5]) for a maximum of three years for all proceedings in the High Court or specified county courts. Further applications totally without merit can lead to withdrawal of the right of appeal. Harassment of the court and court officials can lead to a penal prohibition notice, prohibiting ...
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