The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Extent to which other Parts apply E+W

27.2—(1) The following Parts of these Rules do not apply to small claims—

(a) Part 25 (interim remedies) except as it relates to interim injunctions^(GL);

(b) Part 31 (disclosure and inspection);

(c) Part 32 (evidence) except rule 32.1 (power of court to control evidence);

(d) Part 33 (miscellaneous rules about evidence);

(e) Part 35 (experts and assessors) except rules 35.1 (duty to restrict expert evidence), 35.3 (experts—overriding duty to the court) [F1 , 35.7 (court’s power to direct that evidence is to be given by single joint expert)] and 35.8 (instructions to a single joint expert);

(f) [F2 Subject to paragraph (3),] Part 18 (further information);

(g) Part 36 (offers to settle F3 ...); and

(h) Part 39 (hearings) except rule 39.2 (general rule—hearing to be in public) [F4 , rule 39.8 (communications with the court) and rule 39.9 (recording and transcription of proceedings)].

(2) The other Parts of these Rules apply to small claims except to the extent that a rule [F5 or a practice direction under this Part] limits such application.

[F6 (2A) A rule or practice direction may, in relation to a specified type of small claim—

(a) require or permit the use of the procedure set out in this Part; and

(b) disapply or modify any of the rules set out in this Part.]

[F7 (3) The court of its own initiative may order a party to provide further information if it considers it appropriate to do so.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 27.2(1)(e) inserted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rules 1(b), 15

F2 Words in rule 27.2(1)(f) inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 29(a)

F3 Words in rule 27.2(1)(g) omitted (6.4.2007) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3435), rules 1, 6(a)

F4 Words in rule 27.2(1)(h) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/855), rules 1(1), 7

F5 Words in rule 27.2(2) inserted (31.5.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/196), rules 1(1), 6(a)

F6 Rule 27.2(2A) inserted (31.5.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/196), rules 1(1), 6(b) (as amended by S.I. 2021/553, rules 2(2), 4(b)

F7 Rule 27.2(3) inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 29(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 27.2 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature