[issued on 26 May 1999]

New Practice Directions
Amendments to Practice Directions
Zip Format

The Vice Chancellor has made the following new Practice Directions, which are included:

Part 2 | Allocation of cases to levels of judiciary
Part 33 | Civil Evidence Act
Part 34 | Fees for Examiners of the Court
RSC Order 53 | Application for Judicial Review
RSC Order 54 | Application for writ of habeas corpus
Directors Disqualification Proceedings
Use of Welsh language in cases in the civil courts in Wales
Cyfarwyddiadau Ymarfer ar Ddefnyddio'r Iaith Gymraeg mewn achosion yn y llysoedd sifil yng Nghymru

The following new forms are included:

N243 | Notice of acceptance of payment into court (Part 36)
N242A | Notice of payment into court (in settlement - Part 36)
Admiralty forms:
ADM1 | claim (in rem)
ADM1B | Notes for claimant
ADM1C | Notes for defendant
ADM2 | Acknowledgement of service
ADM9 | Warrant of arrest
ADM15 | Claim form (limitation claim)
ADM15A | Notes for claimant
ADM15B | Notes for defendant
ADM16 | Admission in a limitation claim
ADM16A | Defence in a limitation claim
ADM16B | Acknowledgement of service

Amendments to Practice Directions

Also included are amendments to existing material as follows:

Part 4 | form N393 deleted
Part 8 | para. B.5 amended
Part 12 | form reference in para. 3(2) amended
Part 16 | para. 6(3) amended
Part 21 | addition of new para. 2.4A
Part 34 | amendment to paras. 5.2 - 5.3, new para. 5.6, remaining paras. renumbered
Part 39 | para. 5.2 replaced, new paras. 5.3 - 5.5
Part 49C | amendments to Appendix 1
Part 49F | amendments to paras. 3.1(3), 3.3, 4.2(4), 4.6 - 4.7, 6.1, 6.10 - 6.11, 8.4, 9.1(7), 16 - 20 and addition of 11 new forms

Protocols:

Personal Injury Protocol | amendments to paras. 3.2, 3.4 and Annex A

Zip Format

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

NEW 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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