Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 5 June 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including the Housing Conditions (England) Pre-Action Protocol, the Renters' Rights Act 2025, the Domestic Abuse Protection Orders pilot, Respect Orders, the creation of the Business and Property Division, simplified costs budgeting, the pilot scheme for costs capping in patent cases (CPR PD 51ZD), the digital services and the Contempt Working Group.

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.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 6 February 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover issues including housing conditions PAP amendments following ‘Awaab’s Law’, civil enforcement reform work arising from the Civil Justice Council (CJC) report, contempt of court developments, proposed amendments to CPR 64 and work on transitional provisions across the CPR.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 6 June 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including open justice and access to court documents, electronic filing reforms, traffic enforcement procedures, summary assessment of costs, arbitration updates, disclosure rules, civil restraint orders, closed material procedures, judicial review reforms for infrastructure projects, whiplash reforms, digital services, and miscellaneous procedural updates.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 6 March 2026 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including traffic enforcement reform, changes to the Senior Courts Act, Respect Orders, work from the Lacuna Sub-Committee, strategy planning and other potential future business.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. It contains the minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 7 December 2018. At the meeting the committee’s discussions covered a number of issues including proposed amendments to the CPR to improve the rules and practice directions relating to media and communication claims, a proposed consultation regarding enforcement of possession orders, an increased limit in the small claims track for whiplash claims, the introduction of the Business and Property Courts—Capped Costs List pilot scheme, proposed CPR amendments to take account of Brexit and an update on the proposed CPR amendments following on from the open justice consultation (CPR 39). Note that the CPR Committee (CPRC) no longer circulate the underlying papers with the minutes and so no documents explaining the issues discussed are provided with this Practice Note. A copy of the minutes is available here: Media and communications (MAC) list The media and communications (MAC) list was created in 2017 following a consultation, reflecting a shift

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 7 February 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including Extended Fixed Recoverable Costs, Fixed Costs Medical Reports, amendments to CPR PD 52D, and to CPR 8.5, the Lacuna Sub-Committee, Costs Budgeting Lite (Civil Justice Council Costs Report) and the Litigant in Person hourly rate.

The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of date 2024 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including Serious Crime Prevention Orders, amendments to CPR 25 (interim remedies and security for costs), the e-working pilot scheme, the small claims paper determination pilot scheme and costs budgeting light.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 7 March 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including the Renters’ Rights Bill, the Small Claims Paper Determination Pilot, Foreign Process Section at the Royal Courts of Justice, the Lacuna Sub-Committee, Standard Directions Orders, e-signatures, and the Service Sub-Committee.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) meeting of 7 November 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover issues including parole referrals to the High Court, domestic notification orders, the developing Online Procedure Rules framework, mediation and paper determination pilots, reforms to the Traffic Enforcement Centre fee regime and a lacuna relating to arbitration appeals.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) annual open meeting of 8 May 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at No.5 Chambers, Birmingham and via video conference) cover a number of issues including arbitration claims appeal procedures, Respect Orders, mesothelioma interim payments, judicial review of nationally significant infrastructure projects, and a public question forum addressing a range of procedural matters.

The minutes of the CPR Committee (CPRC) meeting of 9 May 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including digital markets regulation, statutory appeals, fixed recoverable costs, parole referrals, Welsh language provisions, and public engagement through a question forum.