Court specific case management

Depending on the court in which a claim is proceeding, the proceedings may be subject to specific Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and also to provisions which are additional to those set out in the CPR. These additional provisions are generally set out in the relevant court's guide, though certain courts also set out additional guidance in Practice Notes which are issued on an ad hoc basis by the judiciary. For information and links through to the specialist court guides, see Practice Note: Court guides and other guidance. For information on other guidance issued by the judiciary, see Practice Note: Dispute Resolution—judicial practice notes and guidance.

Civil claims are also allocated to a case management ‘track’ and this will impact how the claim is managed by the court. In some courts, all claims are automatically allocated to one of the case management tracks. For guidance on the different case management tracks and how claims are managed within these tracks, see: Track specific case management—overview.

Given the courts' proactive and robust case management of claims before them, it is important that practitioners are aware of and