The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 [F2 The application E+W

55.22— (1) Rules 55.3(1) and (4) apply to the claim.

(2) The claim form and the defendant’s form of witness statement must be in the form set out in [F3 Practice Direction 55A].

(3) When he files his claim form, the claimant must also file—

(a) an application notice in the form set out in [F4 Practice Direction 55A]; and

(b) written evidence.

(4) The written evidence must be given—

(a) by the claimant personally; or

(b) where the claimant is a body corporate, by a duly authorised officer.

• (Rule 22.1(6)(b) provides that the statement of truth must be signed by the maker of the witness statement)

(5) The court will—

(a) issue—

(i) the claim form; and

(ii) the application for the IPO; and

(b) set a date for the hearing of the application.

(6) The hearing of the application will be as soon as practicable but not less than 3 days after the date of issue.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)

F2 Pt. 55 Section 3 inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 2

F3 Words in rule 55.22(2) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 30(b)

F4 Words in rule 55.22(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 30(b)