The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. 2. In these Rules— (a) a reference to a Part or...

4. 3. Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

5. 4. In rule 3.3(7), after “an application”, insert “(including an application...

6. 5. In rule 3.7— (a) in sub-paragraph (4)(i), for “the claim...

7. 6. After rule 3.7 insert— (1) This rule applies where a defendant files a counterclaim...

8. 7. After rule 3.7A insert— Sanctions for dishonouring cheque (1) This rule applies where any fee is paid by...

9. 8. In rule 5.4— (a) for paragraph (3), substitute—

10. 9. After rule 6.1, for the cross-reference, substitute— (For service in...

11. 10. In rule 6.4— (a) in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (2)”,...

12. 11. In rule 6.5— (a) in paragraph (2), after “A party...

13. 12. In rule 6.7(1), after “A document which is served in...

14. 13. For rule 6.11, and for the heading “Notice of non-service”,...

15. 14. After rule 6.13 insert— (Paragraph 2.4 of the Practice Direction...

16. 15. In rule 6.20, paragraph (16)— (a) for the heading “Claims...

17. 16. After rule 9.2 insert— (Paragraph 10.6 of the Practice Direction...

18. 17. In rule 10.3(2)— (a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a),...

19. 18. In rule 11(7)— (a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a),...

20. 19. In rule 12.4— (a) in sub-paragraph (2), after “where rule...

21. 20. In rule 12.10, for sub-paragraph (a), substitute—

22. 21. In rule 12.11, paragraph (3), after “a claim in tort...

23. 22. In rule 16.2, after paragraph (1), insert—

24. 23. In rule 19.4, after paragraph (4), insert—

25. 24. After rule 19.7A insert— Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)...

26. 25. After rule 21.11 insert— Expenses incurred by a litigation friend...

27. 26. In rule 23.12, after “dismisses an application”, insert “(including an...

28. 27. In rule 24.4, after paragraph (1), insert—

29. 28. In rule 26.4(2)— (a) after “the court will direct that...

30. 29. In rule 27.2— (a) in sub-paragraph (1)(f), before “Part 18”,...

31. 30. In rule 27.9, for paragraph (1), substitute—

32. 31. In rule 27.14— (a) after paragraph (2), insert—

33. 32. In rule 28.5— (a) for paragraph (3) substitute—

34. 33. In rule 29.6— (a) for paragraph (3) substitute—

35. 34. In rule 30.3, after sub-paragraph (2)(g), insert— ; in the...

36. 35. In rule 30.8— (a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “Queen’s Bench...

37. 36. After rule 32.19 insert— Notarial acts and instruments A notarial act or instrument may be received in evidence...

38. 37. In rule 40.3— (a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “Every” substitute...

39. 38. In rule 44.13— (a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), at the beginning...

40. 39. In rule 45.20(2), after sub-paragraph (a)(iii), insert—

41. 40. After Section IV of Part 45 insert Section V as...

42. 41. In rule 48.5— (a) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), after “the court...

43. 42. In rule 55.1— (a) at the end of sub-paragraph (f),...

44. 43. In rule 55.2, after paragraph (1), for the cross-reference substitute—...

45. 44. After rule 55.10 insert— Electronic issue of certain possession claims...

46. 45. After rule 60.6 insert— Judgments and Orders (1) Except for orders made by the court of its...

47. 46. In rule 63.1, after sub-paragraph (2)(g), insert—

48. 47. After rule 63.4 insert— Patents Judge (1) Subject to paragraph (2), proceedings in the patents county...

49. 48. In Part 65— (a) for the heading to Section III,...

50. 49. After Part 65 insert Part 66 (Crown Proceedings) as set...

51. 50. In rule 74.1— (a) after paragraph (4), insert new paragraph...

52. 51. After rule 74.1 insert the following signpost— (A copy of...

53. 52. After Section IV of Part 74 insert Section V as...

54. 53. In RSC Order 77, rule 8A, for “Commissioners of Inland...

55. 54. In CCR Order 49 rule 17(6), after “section 65 of...

56. 55. The following provisions are revoked— (a) RSC Order 77;

57. Signature

58. 1. SCHEDULE 1

    2. SCHEDULE 2

    3. SCHEDULE 3

59. Explanatory Note