In these Rules—

• “child” has the meaning given by rule 21.1(2);

• “claim for personal injuries” means proceedings in which there is a claim for damages in respect of personal injuries to the claimant or any other person or in respect of a person’s death, and “personal injuries” includes any disease and any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition;

• “claimant” means a person who makes a claim;

• “CCR” is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 50;

• “court officer” means a member of the court staff;

• “defendant” means a person against whom a claim is made;

• “defendant’s home court” means—

  1. a

     if the claim is proceeding in a county court, the county court for the district in which the defendant’s address for service, as shown on the defence, is situated; and

  2. b

     if the claim is proceeding in the High Court, the district registry for the district in which the defendant’s address for service, as shown on the defence, is situated or, if there is no such district registry, the Royal Courts of Justice;

  (Rule 6.5 provides for a party to give an address for service)

• “filing”, in relation to a document, means delivering it, by post or otherwise, to the court office;

• “judge” means, unless the context otherwise requires, a judge, Master or district judge or a person authorised to act as such;

• “jurisdiction” means, unless the context otherwise requires, England and Wales and any part of the territorial waters of the United Kingdom adjoining England and Wales;

• “legal representative” means a barrister or a solicitor, solicitor’s employee or other authorised litigator (as defined in the Courts and Legal Services Act 19907) who has been instructed to act for a party in relation to a claim;

• “litigation friend” has the meaning given by Part 21;

• “patient” has the meaning given by rule 21.1(2);

• “RSC” is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 50;

• “statement of case”—

  1. a

     means a claim form, particulars of claim where these are not included in a claim form, defence, Part 20 claim, or reply to defence; and

  2. b

     includes any further information given in relation to them voluntarily or by court order under rule 18.1;

• “statement of value” is to be interpreted in accordance with rule 16.3;

• “summary judgment” is to be interpreted in accordance with Part 24.

A reference to a “specialist list” is a reference to a list^(GL)that has been designated as such by a relevant practice direction.

Where the context requires, a reference to “the court” means a reference to a particular county court, a district registry, or the Royal Courts of Justice.