This Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see: Court specific guidance. In particular, note that significant parts of CPR 29/CPR PD 29 (which deal with case management and the case management conference (CMC) in the multi-track) do not apply in the Commercial Court (see CPR 58.13 and CPR PD 58, para 10.1), Circuit Commercial Courts (see CPR 59.11 and CPR PD 59, para 7.1) and the Technology and Construction Court (see CPR 60.6 and CPR PD 60, para 10). For information on case management and the CMC in the Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court, see Practice Notes:

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   Commercial Court—Commercial Court—case management and Commercial Court—case management conference (CMC)

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   Technology and Construction Court—TCC—case management, TCC—case management conference (CMC) and TCC—costs management

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Multi-track—case management.