The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

19.  In rule 38.8—

(a) for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—

“(b) a claimant is liable to—

(i) pay costs under rule 38.6; or

(ii) make a payment pursuant to an order under section 194(3) of the Legal Services Act 2007; and”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(c)—

(i) after “those costs” insert “or make the payment”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii) after “to be paid” insert “or the payment to be made”;

(c) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “he” substitute “the claimant”; and

(ii) after “rule 38.6” insert “or makes the payment pursuant to an order under section 194(3) of the Legal Services Act 2007”; and

(d) below paragraph (2) insert—

“(Rules 44.3C and 44.12 contain provisions about applying for an order under section 194(3) of the Legal Services Act 2007.)”.