CPR updates

CPR updates

This sub-topic provides a summary—with links through to more detailed analysis—of the most recent updates to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and Practice Directions (PD).

For information on approved minutes of meetings of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC), see: Procedure Rule Committee minutes—overview.

184th practice direction update—19 June 2025

The Master of the Rolls and the Minister of State for Justice have signed the 184th Practice Direction which comes into force on 19th June 2025. The 184th Practice Direction (PD) update amends CPR PD 51R (Online Civil Money Claims pilot scheme) and CPR PD 51ZB (Damages Claims Portal pilot scheme) to clarify the procedures for notifying the court when there is a settlement or discontinuance of the court proceedings. The amendments set out when and how parties must inform the court, the consequences of objections, and the process for transferring claims or incorporating settlement terms into court orders.

For more information, see: LNB News 13/06/2025 4—184th Practice Direction (PD) update—in force on 19 June 2025

183rd practice direction update—6 April 2025

The Master of the Rolls and the Minister of State for Justice

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