Guidance

Practice Direction update 117: stay possession proceedings

Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to new PD 51Z to stay possession proceedings.

From:
Civil Procedure Rule Committee and Ministry of Justice
Published
26 March 2020

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Practice Direction update 117

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Details

The Master of the Rolls and the Lord Chancellor have signed Practice Direction 51Z (PD) in relation to possession proceedings during the Coronavirus pandemic. It follows the Coronavirus Act 2020 emergency legislation and complements the provisions therein to prevent imminent evictions and delay possession proceedings.

The PD is effective from 27 March 2020.

The main changes effected by this PD are:

  • all proceedings for possession brought under CPR Part 55 and all proceedings seeking to enforce an order for possession by a warrant or writ of possession are stayed for a period of 90 days from 27 March 2020
  • claims for injunctive relief are not subject to the stay set out in paragraph 2 of the PD
  • the PD ceases to have effect on 30 October 2020
Published 26 March 2020

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