The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Scope of this Part and interpretationE+W

86.1.(1) This Part contains rules which apply where—

(a)a person is under a liability in respect of a debt or in respect of any money, goods or chattels; and

(b)competing claims are made or expected to be made against that person in respect of that debt or money or for those goods or chattels by two or more persons.

(2) In this Part—

(a)“stakeholder” means any person to whom paragraph (1) applies;

(b)“stakeholder application” means an application made under rule 86.2(1).]