The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (SI 1998/3132) by—

• amending Part 2 to give effect to Practice Direction 2E – Jurisdiction of the County Court that may be exercised by a legal adviser;

• amending Part 45 to apply certain of the fixed recoverable costs that are applicable to public liability claims started under the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims (“the EL/PL Protocol”) to claims to which the Pre-Action Protocol for Resolution of Package Travel Claims applies; and

• in consequence of the amendments to Part 45, amending Part 36 to apply certain of the provisions in respect of offers to settle that are applicable to public liability claims started under the EL/PL Protocol to claims to which the Pre-Action Protocol for Resolution of Package Travel Claims applies.