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Civil Procedure Rules updates

Information about amendments, additions and other changes to the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions.

• From: Civil Procedure Rule Committee and Ministry of Justice
• Published: 4 February 2021
• Last updated: 26 February 2021, see all updates

The Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions govern the practice and procedure of civil cases in the Court of Appeal, High Court of Justice and County Courts in England and Wales.

The rules are made by the Civil Procedure Rules Committee.

Updates are made and published regularly. You can find earlier updates on the National Archive.

Access more Civil Procedure Rule Committee content pages:

Civil Procedure Rules
Pre-Action Protocols
Forms to use with Civil Procedure Rules
Standard directions
Standard order templates and model paragraphs

2021 updates

• Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 and Practice Direction update 129
  • 26 February 2021
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 128: Civil Procedure Rules (OCMC PD 51R)
  • 26 February 2021
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 127: Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021
  • 28 January 2021
  • Guidance

2020 updates

• Practice Direction update 126: Brexit changes
  • 19 December 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 125: Online Civil Money Claims
  • 13 November 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 124: Civil Procedure (Amendment No.5) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020
  • 21 August 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 123: Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020
  • 17 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 122: Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020
  • 16 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 121: stay possession proceedings
  • 9 June 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 120: stay possession proceedings
  • 17 April 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 119: Online Civil Money Claims
  • 13 April 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 118: extension of time limits
  • 1 April 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 117: stay possession proceedings
  • 26 March 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 116: video and audio hearings during the coronavirus pandemic
  • 24 March 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 115: video hearings
  • 11 February 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 114: Online Civil Money Claims
  • 11 February 2020
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 113: various Civil Procedure Rules amendments
  • 27 January 2020
  • Guidance

2019 updates

• Practice Direction update 112: Online Civil Money Claims
  • 23 October 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 111: Online Civil Money Claims and County Court Online
  • 2 September 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 110: Electronic Working Pilot Scheme
  • 2 September 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 109: various updates to Practice Directions and Pre-action Protocols
  • 30 June 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 108: guardianship orders
  • 26 June 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 107: Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
  • 29 March 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 106: Online Civil Money Claims
  • 14 March 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 105: Electronic Working Pilot Scheme
  • 21 February 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 104: various Civil Procedure Rules amendments
  • 17 February 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 103: Online Civil Money Claims
  • 4 January 2019
  • Guidance
• Practice Direction update 102: Capped Costs Lists Pilot Scheme
  • 4 January 2019
  • Guidance

Published 4 February 2021
Last updated 26 February 2021 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2021

   Updates 128 and 129 added

2. 11 February 2021

   Added Practice Direction update 127.

3. 4 February 2021

   First published.