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86th Update to the CPR—Practice Direction amendments published

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Published on: 23 September 2016

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Dispute Resolution analysis: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published the 86th Update—Practice Direction Amendments Making Document. Almost all of the amendments to the CPR Practice Directions will come into force on 3 October 2016. As anticipated, the Making Document deals with the forthcoming changes to appeals and other matters. However, not all of the changes taking effect from 3 October 2016 were anticipated to be introduced at this time. In this article we discuss the changes and provide links to relevant documentation.

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