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See also Practice Direction 60
Part | 60 |
| TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT CLAIMS
| Contents of this part
General |  | Rule 60.1
Specialist list |  | Rule 60.2
Application of the Civil Procedure Rules |  | Rule 60.3
Issuing a TCC claim |  | Rule 60.4
Reply |  | Rule 60.5
Case management |  | Rule 60.6
General
60.1 |
(1) | This Part applies to Technology and Construction Court claims (‘TCC claims’).
(2) | In this Part and its practice direction –
(a) | ‘TCC claim’ means a claim which –
(i) | satisfies the requirements of paragraph (3); and
(ii) | has been issued in or transferred into the specialist list for such claims;
(b) | ‘Technology and Construction Court’ means any court in which TCC claims are dealt with in accordance with this Part or its practice direction; and
(c) | ‘TCC judge’ means any judge authorised to hear TCC claims.
(3) | A claim may be brought as a TCC claim if –
(a) | it involves issues or questions which are technically complex; or
(b) | a trial by a TCC judge is desirable. (The practice direction gives examples of types of claims which it may be appropriate to bring as TCC claims.)
(4) | TCC claims include all official referees' business referred to in section 68(1)(a) of the Supreme Court Act 1981(1).
(5) | TCC claims will be dealt with:
(a) | in a Technology and Construction Court; and
(b) | by a TCC judge, unless –
(i) | this Part or its practice direction permits otherwise, or
(ii) | a TCC judge directs otherwise.
Specialist list
60.2 |
(1) | TCC claims form a specialist list.
(2) | A judge will be appointed to be the judge in charge of the TCC specialist list.
Application of the Civil Procedure Rules
60.3 |
These Rules and their practice directions apply to TCC claims unless this Part or a practice direction provides otherwise.
Issuing a TCC claim
60.4 |
A TCC claim must be issued in –
(a) | the High Court in London;
(b) | a district registry of the High Court; or
(c) | a county court specified in the practice direction.
Reply
60.5 |
Part 15 (Defence and Reply) applies to TCC claims with the modification to rule 15.8 that the claimant must –
(a) | file any reply to a defence; and
(b) | serve it on all other parties;
within 21 days after service of the defence.
Case management
60.6 |
(1) | All TCC claims are treated as being allocated to the multi-track and Part 26 does not apply.
(2) | Part 29 and its practice direction apply to the case management of TCC claims, except where they are varied by or inconsistent with the practice direction to this Part.
FOOTNOTES
1 | 1981 c.54.

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