


The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) is seeking your views.

At present, while a claimant may request default judgment using the OCMC system, if a request is received by the court, PD 51R requires the claim to be sent out of OCMC to the County Court Business Centre (CCBC) for the request to be processed.ġ35th PD Making document (PDF) CPR Part 10 (Acknowledgment of Service) and Part 12 (Default Judgment) consultation
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The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice have signed the 135 th Practice Direction Update to amend the Online Civil Money Claims Pilot, to be governed by PD 51R which is currently in operation until 30 th November 2023. Further, a new paragraph 6A explains that ‘court control’ over disclosure can be provided by guidance or by the court resolving differences in the traditional way by a party bringing forward an issue for determination by way of an application.ġ36th PD Making document (PDF) Civil Procedure Rules 135th Practice Direction Update Disclosure Guidance - paragraph 11 of PD51U has been redrafted to remove the emphasis on the need for a hearing.These changes have resulted from a review of the way the pilot operates leading to amendments to paragraphs 7 to 10 of PD51U and the DRD and guidance notes. The approach to the exclusion of narrative documents has been softened to prevent greater expense being incurred on the exclusion of documents than is incurred on leaving them in. Modifications to the provisions relating to lists of issues for disclosure, with a view to making the process of agreeing lists of issues simpler and less contentious and discouraging excess.Multi-party cases will still operate within the spirit of the regime set out in the pilot, however, there is now an express recognition that disclosure in multi-party claims is likely to need a bespoke approach from the court, which is addressed in paragraphs 1.11 and 13.5 of the revised PD51U.The creation of a separate regime within the pilot for ‘Less Complex Claims’ which is described in a new Appendix 5 to PD51U, together with a simplified version of the Disclosure Review Document (DRD) and guidance notes in two new Appendices 6 and 7.The amendments will provide for the following changes: The PD is effective from 1 November 2021. The Master of the Rolls and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice have signed the 136 th Practice Direction Update to amend the Disclosure Pilot for the Business and Property Courts, to be governed by PD 51U whichis currently in operation until 31 st December 2022. PAP making document (PDF) Civil Procedure Rules 136th Practice Direction Update The amendments come into force on 1 December 2021. The Protocol was first published in the Schedule to the PAP Update, approved by the Master of the Rolls on 18th February 2021. *Changes to the process for cases where the compensator accepts fault but initially disputes that the accident caused the claimant’s injury, then later accepts causation – in such circumstances the compensator will be treated as admitting liability. *Changes to the procedure for going to court in cases involving RTA Insurers or Article 75 Insurers where neither party provides an address for the defendant, so that such cases drop out of the portal and *A change to the definition of compensator to apply the definition to an organisation or business which is handling claims itself The PAP Update provides amendments to the procedure on the Official Injury Claim portal: The Master of the Rolls as Head of Civil Justice has approved amendments to the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents (“The RTA Small Claims Protocol”). September 2021: Temporary Insolvency Practice Direction | Courts and Tribunals Judiciary Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents (“The RTA Small Claims Protocol”)
