The Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 26 April 1999

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LATEST MATTERS

- 21st Update - the 21st update amendments come into force on Monday, 12 February 2001.

- Next update - the 22nd update will be published on Wednesday, 28 February 2001

- Chancery Division Guide - the September 2000 version is available on the Court Service's website

- SURVEY! - the response to our survey was most gratifying and thanks to all who have offered us their views. We're looking at how best to improve our service to you as a result.

UPDATES
[HTML links have been removed from all the update indexes except for the latest - the date in brackets is the date of issue]

- 21st update [29 January 2001]
- 20th update [31 October 2000]
- 19th update [28 September 2000]
- 18th update [31 August 2000]
- 17th update [27 July 2000]
- 16th update [4 July 2000]
- 15th update [31 May 2000]
- 14th update [18 April 2000]
- 13th update [29 March 2000]
- 12th update [28 February 2000]
- 11th update [28 January 2000]
- 10th update [17 December 1999]
- 9th update [30 November 1999]
- 8th update [27 October 1999]
- 7th update [27 August 1999]
- 6th update [29 July 1999]
- 5th update [28 June 1999]
- 4th update [26 May 1999] [incorporating practice directions issued in Set 3a on 7 May]
- 3rd update [19 April 1999]
- 2nd update [1 April 1999]
- 1st update [11 March 1999]

CURRENT VERSIONS

The current versions (including the latest set of additions and amendments) now available are:

- Lord Chancellor's foreword and contents
- Civil Procedure Rules
- Practice Directions
- Glossary
- Schedule 1 - RSC
- Schedule 2 - CCR
- Pre-Action Protocols
- Court forms
- Index [PDF & Word 6 formats only]

ZIP FORMAT

The following (including the latest set of additions and amendments) are available in Zip format:

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

If you have any questions about ZIP formatting we recommend you contact your IT adviser.

FORMS & COURT GUIDES

- Availability - more than 200 forms which need to be completed by the parties are available on the Court Service website. The forms are interactive, ie they may be completed on screen, printed off and sent to the courts. Forms produced by courts are only available from courts.

- Queries - we continue to receive queries about the forms. Click here for some answers. If you don't find the answer to your question you can e-mail Court Service headquarters.

- Landlord and Tenant Acts (1927, 1954, 1985 and 1987) - for information about applications under these acts click here.

Court Guides - Further information about the operation of the new rules and practice directions in the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division, the Queen's Bench and the Mercantile Courts are contained in guides, printed copies of which are available from the respective courts. They are also available on the Court Service website:

- Commercial Court Guide [ format]
- Chancery Division Guide [September 2000 version] [NEW]
- Queen's Bench Guide
- Mercantile Courts Guide

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

The following Statutory Instruments relate to the new rules:

- Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/2092 (L16))

- The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/1317 (L11))

- The Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) Order 2000 (SI 2000/1071)

- The Civil Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2000 (SI 2000/941)

- The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/940 (L9))

- The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/221 (L1)). This SI should be read in conjunction with SI 2000/940(L9) above.

- The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 1999 (SI 1999/1008 (L8))

- The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (SI 1998/3132)

CONSULTATION PAPERS

- Housing and Land: Proposed New Procedures: responses were sought by 15 September 2000.

- Small Claims Appeals: responses were sought by 14 July 2000.

- A summary of responses to the ADR discussion paper [22 May 2000]

- Reform of the Family Appeals System (CPR Part 52): responses were sought by 25 April 2000.

- Human Rights Act 1998 consultation paper - Rules & Practice Directions: responses were sought by 25 April 2000.

- Deddf Iawnderau Dynol 1998 papur ymgynghorol - Rheolau a Chyfarwyddiadau Ymarfer

- The Government's responses to the consultation paper "Conditional Fees: Sharing the risks of litigation".

- Proposals for change to civil court fees: responses were sought by 25 February 2000.

- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - a discussion paper: responses were sought by 25 February 2000.

- Conditional Fees: Sharing the risks of litigation: responses were sought by 26 November 1999.

- Defamation Act 1996: responses were sought by 10 November 1999.

- New Civil Procedure Rules on Appeals - CPR Part 59: responses were sought by 25 October 1999.

- Expert Witnesses - a draft Code of Guidance for Experts under the Civil Procedure Rules was prepared by a working party: comments were sought by 11 October 1999. See also the Expert Witness Institute's website.

USER RECOMMENDATION - REMEMBER TO REFRESH!

To ensure that you are viewing the latest version of a rule, practice direction, etc. we strongly recommend that each time you open a file, you should refresh it.

This refreshing is especially important where you bookmark pages, but also it will overwrite and update a file that may have been "cached" earlier by your computer.

PAPER & CD-ROM COPIES

Paper copies (ISBN 011 3801173) and CD-ROM versions (ISBN 011 7819727) of the Rules, including the monthly updating service, may be ordered through The Stationery Office, tel: 0870-600 5522.

COMMENTARIES

On the following websites you will find generally useful commentaries on the Civil Procedure Rules.

Please note that no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of the Lord Chancellor for any errors, omissions, or misleading statements on these websites or on any site to which they may connect. No mention of any organisation, company or individual, whether on these websites or on other sites to which they are linked imply any approval or warranty as to the standing and capability of any such organisations, company or individual on the part of the Department.

- Delia Venables: Legal Resources
- LawOnline: Woolf
- Nick Holmes: Infolaw
- YAWS - Yet Another Woolf Site
- Simmons & Simmons: Woolf Commentaries
- 2 Temple Gardens: Woolf Commentary

E-MAIL QUERIES

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  civiljustice@lcdhq.gsi.gov.uk

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