[issued 28 January 2000 - except where indicated this update comes into force on 14 February 2000]

New Practice Direction
Amendments to existing Practice Directions
Amendments to existing Forms
Zip Format

New Practice Direction:

Part 53 | Defamation Claims - comes into force 28 February 2000

Amendments to existing Practice Directions:

Part 7 | para. 6.1(2) replaced
Part 16 | paragraphs 8 and 15 deleted; other paras re-numbered consequentially - comes into force 28 February 2000
Part 26 | para. 2.1, cross reference to Costs Practice Direction amended to show Costs Practice Direction number
Part 48 | paras. 2.1–2.9 replaced, remaining paras. renumbered

Amendments to existing Forms:

Costs Form 1 (N260) | text in final box amended
Costs Form 5 (N252) | text amended
Costs Form 8 (N258) | becomes 8A, text amended
Costs Form 8B (N258A) | Form newly introduced to this section
Costs Form 15 (EX80A) | second section C amended to D
Form N9C | amendments to italicised instructions
Form N252 | text amended
Form N258 | text amended
Form N258A | text amended
Form N242A | text amended
Form N243 | text amended; instructions relating to bank details amended
Form ADM1 | amended opening times

Zip Format

The following (including the amendments) are available in Zip format:

The complete set |  | HTML |  | Word 6
Lord Chancellor's foreword |  | HTML |  | Word 6
Civil Procedure Rules and Glossary |  | HTML |  | Word 6
Practice Directions |  | HTML |  | Word 6
Schedules |  | HTML |  | Word 6
Protocols |  | HTML |  | Word 6

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