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166th Practice Direction update—in force 22 May 2024

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Published on: 19 April 2024

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LNB News 19/04/2024

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Issue Date: 19 April 2024

Published Date: 19 April 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice have approved the 166th Practice Direction (PD) update to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The 166th PD update includes amendments to introduce Automatic Referral to Mediation in civil cases, and a new Pilot PD (PD 51ZE). The Pilot PD is a scheme which will automatically refer certain civil cases (claims for a specific amount of money under £10,000 made through Money Claims Online (MCOL), Secure Data Transfer or paper on or after 22nd May 2024) to a free, one-hour mediation session with the HM Courts and Tribunal Service Small Claims Mediation Service.

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