The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022

Amendment of Part 3

4.—(1) After rule 3.4(6), insert—

“(7) If a defendant applies to strike out all or part of the claim form or particulars of claim, that defendant need not file a defence before the hearing.”.

(2) In the table of contents, for the entry for rule 3.11, substitute—

“Orders restraining civil proceedings”.

(3) In rule 3.11—

(a) for the heading to that rule substitute—

“Orders restraining civil proceedings”;

(b) after the heading to that rule, insert—

“(1) A “civil proceedings order” and an “all proceedings order” under section 42(1A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 shall include provision for applying to begin, continue or make any application in any civil proceedings.”; and

(c) before “A practice direction may set out”, insert “(2)”.

(4) In rule 3.12, for “3E” where it appears in paragraphs (1) and (1A) substitute “3D”.

(5) In rule 3.15, in the words in parentheses after paragraph (5), for “3E” substitute “3D”.

(6) In rule 3.15A(3), for “3E” where it appears in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “3D”.

(7) In rule 3.20(3)(a)(i), for “3F” substitute “3E”.