Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—6 December 2024

Table of contents

• Welcome, action log and matters arising (item 1)
• Referral of Parole Cases to the High Court (item 2)
• Closed Material Procedure (CMP) (item 3)
• Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA 2024) (item 4)
• Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) Sub-Committee (item 5)
• Possible Future business (item 6)
• Litigant in Person (LiP) Hourly Rate
• Civil Justice Council (CJC) Report on the Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity
• CJC Report on Pre-Action Protocols
• Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) (item 7)

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Article summary

The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 6 December 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including Closed Material Procedure, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP), the Online Procedure Rule Committee, the outcome of the Workplace Claims consultation, the Service Sub-Committee, the Lacuna Sub-Committee and the contents of the winter Statutory Instrument and Practice Direction update.