The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Interpretation E+W

[F1 39.1— (1) In this Part—

[F2 (a) “hearing” means the occasion on which any interim or final decision is or may be made by a judge, at which a person is, or has the right be, heard in person, by telephone, by video or by any other means which permits simultaneous communication; and]

(b) “judge” has the same meaning as in rule 2.3(1).

(2) This Part is subject to rule 62.10 (hearings in arbitration claims).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Rule 39.1 substituted (6.4.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/342), rules 1(1), 7

F2 Rule 39.1(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 21(1)