The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

PART 49 SPECIALIST PROCEEDINGS

49.—(1) These Rules shall apply to the proceedings listed in paragraph (2) subject to the provisions of the relevant practice direction which applies to those proceedings.

(2) The proceedings referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) admiralty proceedings;

(b) arbitration proceedings;

(c) commercial and mercantile actions;

(d) Patents Court business (as defined by the relevant practice direction) and proceedings under—

(i) the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988(1);

(ii) the Trade Marks Act 1994(2); and

(iii) the Olympic Symbol etc Protection Act 1995(3) and Olympics Association Right (Infringement Proceedings) Regulations 1995(4);

(e) Technology and Construction Court Business (as defined by the relevant practice direction);

(f) proceedings under the Companies Act 1985(5) and the Companies Act 1989(6); and

(g) contentious probate proceedings.

(1)

1988 c. 48.

(2)

1994 c. 26.

(3)

1995 c. 32.

(4)

S.I. 1995/3325.

(5)

1985 c. 6.

(6)

1989 c. 40.