The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Applications for an injunction E+W

65.3.— (1) An application for an injunction under [F2 Chapter III of Part V] of the 1996 Act shall be subject to the Part 8 procedure as modified by this rule and [F3 Practice Direction 65].

(2) The application F4 ...—

(a) [F5 must be] made by a claim form in accordance with [F6 Practice Direction 65];

[F7 (b) may be made at any County Court hearing centre; and]

(c) supported by [F8 a witness statement] which must be filed with the claim form.

[F9 (2A) If the application—

(a) is on notice; and

(b) is not made at a County Court hearing centre which serves the address where—

(i) the defendant resides; or

(ii) the conduct complained of occurred,

the application will be issued by the County Court hearing centre where the application is made, and sent to the hearing centre in (i) or (ii) as appropriate.

(Practice Direction 65 makes further provision in respect of claims which are not made at the County Court hearing centre which serves the relevant address.)]

(3) The claim form must state—

(a) the matters required by rule 8.2; and

(b) the terms of the injunction applied for.

(4) An application under this rule may be made without notice and where such an application without notice is made—

[F10 (a1) the application may—

(i) be made at any County Court hearing centre;

(ii) be heard at the hearing centre where the application is made; and

(iii) at any stage of the proceedings, be transferred by the court to—

(aa) the hearing centre which serves the address where the defendant resides or where the conduct complained of occurred; or

(bb) another hearing centre as the court considers appropriate;]

(a) the [F11 witness statement] in support of the application must state the reasons why notice has not been given; and

(b) the following rules do not apply—

(i) 8.3;

(ii) 8.4;

(iii) 8.5(2) to (6);

(iv) 8.6(1);

(v) 8.7; and

(vi) 8.8.

(5) In every application made on notice, the application notice must be served, together with a copy of the [F12 witness statement], by the claimant on the defendant personally.

(6) An application made on notice may be listed for hearing before the expiry of the time for the defendant to file an acknowledgement of service under rule 8.3, and in such a case—

(a) the claimant must serve the application notice and [F13 witness statement] on the defendant not less than two days before the hearing; and

(b) the defendant may take part in the hearing whether or not he has filed an acknowledgment of service.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 65 inserted (30.6.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rule 1(b), Sch. 2 (with rule 20(2)(a))

F2 Words in rule 65.3(1) substituted (1.9.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2072), rules 1(a), 14(a)

F3 Words in rule 65.3(1) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 40(a)

F4 Words in rule 65.3(2) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(a)(i)(aa); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F5 Words in rule 65.3(2)(a) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(a)(i)(bb); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F6 Words in rule 65.3(2)(a) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 40(a)

F7 Rule 65.3(2)(b) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(a)(i)(cc); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F8 Words in rule 65.3(2)(c) substituted (1.9.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2072), rules 1(a), 14(b)

F9 Rule 65.3(2A) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F10 Rule 65.3(4)(a1) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 28(a)(iii); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F11 Words in rule 65.3(4)(a) substituted (1.9.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2072), rules 1(a), 14(c)

F12 Words in rule 65.3(5) substituted (1.9.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2072), rules 1(a), 14(d)

F13 Words in rule 65.3(6)(a) substituted (1.9.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2072), rules 1(a), 14(e)