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Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track cases that do not need multiple expert witnesses or more than standard disclosure of documents.
Model paragraphs to create an order with case management instructions in a civil court case.
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.
1. About standard directions This guidance contains examples of standard…
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track personal injury claims that require different expert witnesses.
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 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.
Model paragraphs to create an order containing instructions about what must happen before a civil court trial takes place.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track, general contract cases, including Sales of Goods Business claims.
Model paragraphs to create an order detailed what must happen before a short hearing (case management) with a judge can take place in a civil court case.
Model paragraphs to create an order containing instructions and information about trial listings and timetables in a civil court case.
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.
Model paragraphs to create an order covering expert evidence in civil court cases.
Updates to Practice Directions, Pre-action Protocols and Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 enter into force on 31 May 2021.
Model paragraphs to create an order containing specific instructions about disclosure and retention of relevant documents in a civil court case.
The update to the Pre-Action Protocol for personal injury claims below the small claims limit in road traffic accidents comes into force on 12 May 2021.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track building dispute cases that are not being transferred to the Technology and Construction Court.
Final paragraph to include in an order created without a hearing in a civil court case.
Standard direction order templates to use in multi-track road traffic accident (RTA) personal injury and collision cases.
Model paragraphs to create an order containing allocation, docketing or alternative dispute resolution instructions in a civil court case.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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