F1PART 14ADMISSIONS

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Pt. 14 substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rule 1(1), Sch. 1

Admissions made before commencement of proceedings14.1

1

A person may, by notice in writing—

a

admit the whole or any part of another party’s case before commencement of proceedings (a “pre-action admission”);

b

withdraw a pre-action admission before commencement of proceedings, if the person to whom the admission was made agrees.

2

After commencement of proceedings—

a

any party may apply to the court for judgment on the pre-action admission; and

b

the maker of the pre-action admission may apply to the court for permission to withdraw it.