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Adapt the standard directions or use the model paragraphs to write orders for civil court cases.
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee was set up under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make rules of court for the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court. The Civil Procedure Rules set out th…
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track cases that do not need multiple expert witnesses or more than standard disclosure of documents.
The home of Civil Procedure Rule Committee on GOV.UK. The Civil Procedure Rule Committee was set up under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 to make rules of court for the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and …
Model paragraph to create an order that contains a schedule of loss in a civil court case.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track personal injury claims that require different expert witnesses.
Prepare for your case when a court gives you instructions based on standard directions or asks you to provide a Scott Schedule or witness statement.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track clinical negligence cases being heard in county courts and district registries or Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ).
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track housing disrepair claims.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021.
Updates to Practice Directions, Pre-action Protocols and Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 enter into force on 31 May 2021.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to Online Civil Money Claims in support of the Covid-19 effort.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020.
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) Pilot (51R) and County Court Online Pilot Scheme (51S). Changes come into effect on 24 May 2021.
Model paragraphs to create an order with case management instructions in a civil court case.
Model paragraphs to create an order containing specific instructions about factual evidence in a civil court case.
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Explanation of legal phrases used in the Civil Procedure Rules.
Model paragraphs to use for a warning about complying with an order in a case being held in a county court, the High Court or Royal Courts of Justice.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track, general contract cases, including Sales of Goods Business claims.
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