CPR – Rules and Directions

Parts:

Parts 1-10

Web Version 
Notes on Practice Directions 
Part 1 – Overriding Objective 
Practice Direction 1A: participation of vulnerable parties or witnesses 
Part 2 – Application and Interpretation of the Rules 
Practice Direction 2A – Court Offices 
Practice Direction 2B – Allocation of Cases to Levels of Judiciary 
Practice Direction 2C – Starting proceedings in the County Court 
Omitted 
Practice Direction 2E – Jurisdiction of the county court that maybe be exercised by a legal adviser 
Practice Direction 2F – Court Sittings 
Part 3 – The Court’s Case Management Powers 
Practice Direction 3A – Striking Out a Statement of Case 
Practice Direction 3B – Sanctions for Non-Payment of Fees 
Practice Direction 3C – Civil Restraint Orders 
Practice Direction 3D – Costs Management 
Practice Direction 3E – Costs Capping 
Practice Direction 3F – Requests for the Appointment of an Advocate to the Court 
Part 4 – Forms 
Omitted 
Part 5 – Court Documents 
Practice Direction 5A – Court Documents 
Practice Direction 5B – Communication and Filing of Documents by e-mail 
Part 6 – Service of Documents 
Practice Direction 6A – Service within the United Kingdom 
Practice Direction 6B – Service out of the Jurisdiction 
Part 7 – How to start Proceedings – The Claim Form 
Practice Direction 7A – How to Start Proceedings 
Practice Direction 7B- Production Centre 
Practice Direction 7C – Money Claim Online 
Part 8 – Alternative Procedure for Claims 
Omitted 
Omitted 
Practice Direction 8C omitted 
Part 9 – Responding to Particulars of Claim – General 
Part 10 – Acknowledgement of Service 
Practice Direction 10 omitted 
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Parts 11-20

Web Version 
Part 11 – Disputing the Court’s Jurisdiction 
Part 12 – Default Judgment 
Practice Direction 12 omitted 
Part 13 – Setting Aside or Varying Default Judgment 
Part 14 – Admissions 
Practice Direction 14 
Part 15 – Defence and Reply 
Omitted 
Part 16 – Statements of Case 
Practice Direction 16 
Part 17 – Amendments to Statements of Case 
Practice Direction 17 
Part 18 – Further Information 
Practice Direction 18 
Part 19 – Parties and Group Litigation 
Practice Direction 19A – Derivative claims 
Practice Direction 19B – Group Litigation 
Omitted 
Part 20 – Counterclaims and other Additional Claims 
Practice Direction 20 
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Parts 21-30

Web Version 
Part 21 – Children and Protected Parties 
Practice Direction 21 – REVOKED 
Part 22 – Statements of Truth 
Practice Direction 22 
Part 23 – General Rules about Applications for Court Orders 
Practice Direction 23A – Applications 
Practice Direction 23B – REVOKED 
Part 24 – Summary Judgment 
Practice Direction 24 – REVOKED 
Part 25 – Interim Remedies and Security for Costs 
Practice Direction 25A – Interim Injunctions 
Practice Direction 25B – Interim Payments 
Part 26 – Case Management – Preliminary Stage 
Practice Direction 26 – Case management – preliminary stage: allocation, reallocation, assignment and reassignment 
Part 27 – The Small Claims Track 
Practice Direction 27A – Small Claims Track 
Practice Direction 27B – Claims Under the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents – Court Procedure (comes into force 31 May 2021 
Part 28 – The Fast Track and The Intermediate Track 
Practice Direction 28 – The Fast Track and The Intermediate Track 
Part 29 – The Multi-track 
Practice Direction 29 
Part 30 – Transfer 
Practice Direction 30 
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Parts 31-40

Web Version 
Part 31 – Disclosure and Inspection of Documents 
Practice Direction 31A – Disclosure and Inspection 
Practice Direction 31B – Disclosure of Electronic Documents 
Practice Direction 31C – Disclosure and inspection in relation to competition claims 
Part 32 – Evidence 
Practice Direction 32 
Part 33 – Miscellaneous Rules about Evidence 
Practice Direction 33 – Civil Evidence Act 
Part 34 – Witnesses, Depositions and Evidence for Foreign Courts 
Practice Direction 34A – Depositions and Court Attendance by Witnesses 
Practice Direction 34B – Fees for Examiners of the Court 
Part 35 – Experts and Assessors 
Practice Direction 35 
Part 36 – Offers to Settle 
Practice Direction 36 – Offers to Settle 
Part 37 – Miscellaneous Provisions about Payments into Court 
Practice Direction 37 
Part 38 – Discontinuance 
Part 39 – Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Hearings 
Part 40 – Judgments, Orders, Sale of Land Etc. 
Practice Direction 40A – Accounts & Inquiries 
Practice Direction 40B – Judgments & Orders 
Practice Direction 40D –
1. Court’s Powers in Relation to Land.
2. Conveyancing Counsel of the Court
 
Practice Direction 40E – Reserved Judgments 
Practice Direction 40F – Non-disclosure injunctions information collection scheme 
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Parts 41-50

Web Version 
Part 41 – Damages 
Practice Direction 41A – Provisional Damages 
Practice Direction 41B – Periodical Payments under the Damages Act 1996 
Part 42 – Change of Solicitor 
Practice Direction 42 
Part 43 omitted  
Part 44 – General Rules about Costs 
Practice Direction 44 – General Rules About Costs 
Part 45 – Fixed Costs 
Practice Direction 45 – Table of Fixed Costs (2023) 
Part 46 – Costs special cases 
Practice Direction 46 – Costs Special Cases 
Part 47 – Procedure for Assessment of Costs and Default Provisions 
Practice Direction 47 – Procedure for Detailed Assessment of Costs and Default Provisions 
Part 48 – Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, elating to civil litigation funding and costs: transitional provision in relation to pre-commencement funding 
Practice Direction 48 – Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, elating to civil litigation funding and costs: transitional provision and exceptions 
Part 49 – Specialist Proceedings 
Practice Direction 49A – Applications under the Companies Acts and Related Legislation 
Practice direction 49B: Mesothelioma claims 
Practice direction 49C: Consumer Credit Act 2006 – unfair relationships 
Practice direction 49D: Claims for the recovery of taxes and duties 
Practice direction 49E: Alternative procedure for claims 
Practice direction 49F: Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents and Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims – Stage 3 Procedure 
Practice Direction 49G – Applications under Part III of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 for use of scientific tests to determine parentage 
Part 50 – Application of the Schedules 
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Parts 51-60

Web Version 
Part 51 – Transitional Arrangements and Pilot Schemes 
Practice Direction 51A – Omitted  
Practice Direction 51M – Revoked  
Practice Direction 51O – Electronic Working Pilot Scheme 
Practice Direction 51P – Omitted 
Practice Direction 51R – Online Civil Money Claims Pilot 
Practice Direction 51S – Omitted 
Practice Direction 51U – Omitted 
Practice Direction 51V – Omitted  
Practice Direction 51W – Omitted 
Practice Direction 51X – Omitted 
Practice Direction 51Y: Video or audio hearings during Coronavirus pandemic 
Practice Direction 51Z: County Court Officers pilot scheme 
Practice Direction 51ZA – Extension of time limits and clarification of practice direction 51Y – Coronavirus   
Practice Direction 51ZB – The Damages Claims Pilot 
Practice Direction 51ZC – The small claims paper determination pilot  
Practice Direction 51ZD – Pilot scheme for capping costs in patent cases in the shorter trial scheme (comes into force 1 January 2024) 
Part 52 – Appeals 
Practice Direction 52A – Appeals: General provisions 
Practice Direction 52B – Appeals in the county courts and the High Court 
Practice Direction 52C – Appeals to the Court of Appeal 
Practice Direction 52D – Statutory appeals and appeals subject to special provision 
Practice Direction 52E – Appeals by way of case stated 
Part 53 – Media and Communications Claims 
Practice Direction 53A: Transferring proceedings to and from the media and communications list 
Practice Direction 53B: Media and communications claims 
Part 54 – Judicial Review and Statutory Review 
Practice Direction 54A – Judicial review 
Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer 54A – Adolygiad Barnwrol 
Practice Direction 54B: Urgent applications and other applications for interim relief 
Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer 54B – Ceisiadau Brys a Cheisiadau Eraill am Ryddhad Interim 
Practice Direction 54C – Administrative Court (Venue) 
Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer 54C  – Llys Gweinyddol (Lleoliad) 
Practice Direction 54D – Planning Court Claims 
Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer 54D – Hawliadau Llys Cynllunio 
Practice direction 54E: Environmental review claims 
Part 55 – Possession Claims 
Practice Direction 55A – Possession Claims 
Practice Direction 55B – Possession Claims Online 
Practice Direction 55C – Coronavirus: temporary provision in relation to possession proceedings  
Part 56 – Landlord and Tenant Claims and Miscellaneous Provisions about Land and claims under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 
Practice Direction 56 
Practice Direction 56A: Renting homes (Wales) claims 
Part 57 – Probate, Inheritance, Presumption of Death and guardianship of missing persons 
Practice Direction 57 
Practice Direction 57B – Proceedings under the Presumption of Death Act 2013 
Practice Direction 57C – Proceedings under the Guardianship (missing persons) Act 2017 
Part 57A – Business and property courts 
Practice Direction 57AA – Business and Property Courts 
Practice Direction 57AB –  Shorter and flexible trials schemes 
Practice Direction 57AC: trial witness statements in the business and property courts  
Practice Direction 57AD – Disclosure for the Business and Property Courts 
Part 58 – Commercial Court 
Practice Direction 58 
Part 59 – Circuit Commercial Court 
Practice Direction 59 
Part 60 – Technology and Construction Court Claims 
Practice Direction 60 
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Parts 61-70

Web Version 
Part 61 – Admiralty Claims 
Practice Direction 61 
Part 62 – Arbitration Claims 
Practice Direction 62 
Part 63 – Intellectual Property Claims 
Practice Direction 63 
Part 63A – Financial List 
Practice Direction 63AA – Financial List 
Part 64 – Estates, Trusts and Charities 
Practice Direction 64A – Estates, Trusts and Charities 
Practice Direction 64B – Applications to the Court for Directions by Trustees in Relation to the Administration of the Trusts 
Part 65 – Proceedings Relating to Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment 
Practice Direction 65 
Part 66 – Crown Proceedings 
Practice Direction 66 
Part 67 – Proceedings Relating to Solicitors 
Practice Direction 67 
Part 68 – References to the European Court – REVOKED  
Practice Direction 68 REVOKED 
Part 69 – Court’s Power to Appoint a Receiver 
Practice Direction 69 
Part 70 – General Rules about Enforcement of Judgments and Orders 
Practice Direction 70A 
Practice Direction 70B: debt respite scheme under the financial guidance and claims act 2018 
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Parts 71-80

Web Version 
Part 71 – Orders to Obtain Information from Judgment Debtors 
Practice Direction 71 
Part 72 – Third Party Debt Orders 
Practice Direction 72 
Part 73 – Charging Orders, Stop Orders and Stop Notices 
Practice Direction 73 
Part 74 – Enforcement of Judgments in Different Jurisdictions 
Practice Direction 74A – Enforcement of Judgments in different Jurisdictions 
Practice Direction 74B – REVOKED 
Part 75 – Traffic Enforcement 
Practice Direction 75 
Part 76 – Proceedings Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 
Part 77 – Provision in Support of Criminal Justice 
Practice Direction 77 
Part 78 – European Procedures – REVOKED  
Practice Direction 78 – REVOKED 
Part 79 – Proceedings under the counter-terrorism act 2008, part 1 of the terrorist asset-freezing etc. act 2010 and part 1 of the sanctions and anti-money laundering act 2018  
Part 80 – Proceedings under the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 
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Parts 81-86

Web Version 
Part 81 – Applications and Proceedings in Relation to Contempt of Court 
Practice Direction 81 – Revoked  
Part 82 – Closed material procedure 
Part 83 Writs and Warrants – General Provisions 
Practice Direction 83 Writs and Warrants – General Provisions 
Part 84 Enforcement by taking control of goods 
Practice Direction 84 Enforcement by taking control of goods 
Part 85 Claims on Controlled Goods and Executed Goods 
Part 86 Stakeholder Claims and Applications 
Part 87 Applications for writ of habeas corpus 
Part 88 Proceedings under the Counter-terrorism and Security Act 2015 
 
Part 89 Attachment of earnings 
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Other Practice Directions

Web Version 
Practice Direction – Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols 
EU Competition law Practice Direction 
Insolvency Proceedings 
Temporary insolvency practice direction supporting the insolvency practice direction 
Directors Disqualification Proceedings 
Practice direction relating to the use of of the Welsh language in cases in the civil courts in or having a connection with Wales (English and Welsh)
Devolution Issues and Crown Office Applications in Wales (English) 
Devolution Issues and Crown Office Applications in Wales (Welsh) 
Application for a Warrant under The Competition Act 1998 or the State Aid (EU exit) Regulations 2019 
Practice Direction – Civil Recovery Proceedings 
Practice Direction – Application for a warrant under the Enterprise Act 2002 
Practice Direction – Proceedings under Enactments Relating to Equality 
Practice Direction – County Court Closures 
Practice Direction – Solicitors’ negligence in right to buy cases 
Practice Direction – Claims relating to EU and EEA EFTA citizens’ rights under Part 2 of the Withdrawal Agreement and Part 2 of the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement 
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