CPR changes—April 2014 [Archived]

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Practice notes

CPR changes—April 2014 [Archived]

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ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you to the provisions as at the date the guidance in this Practice Note was published. For further information on previous and/or subsequent amendments to the CPR, see: CPR updates—overview and Procedure Rule Committee minutes—overview.

THIS PRACTICE NOTE HAS BEEN UPDATED IN LINE WITH SI 2014/867, PUBLISHED ON 2 APRIL 2014.

April 2014 sees a number of changes to the CPR Rules and practice directions over a number of different dates. Here, we set out a quick summary followed, for convenience, by the CPR changes in table format so the date on which changes occur are clear. The changes are made under SI 2014/407 unless stated otherwise.

The SIs coming into force

There are currently four SIs which are bringing changes to the CPR into force. It is anticipated that there will be a further one to deal with the new 28 day extension of time by party agreement to enable this new provision

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scco Guide defines this as the rules'>civil procedure rules which, supplemented by their practice directions, govern the procedure to be followed in most civil cases brought in the SCCO. The text of the CPR and the practice directions are set out in practitioner’s books such as the Civil Court Practice and may also be found on the justice.gov.uk website.

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