Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

4.  After rule 5.4, insert—

“Filing and sending documents

5.5— (1) A practice direction may make provision for documents to be filed or sent to the court by—

(a) facsimile; or

(b) other electronic means.

(2) Any such practice direction may—

(a) provide that only particular categories of documents may be filed or sent to the court by such means;

(b) provide that particular provisions only apply in specific courts; and

(c) specify the requirements that must be fulfilled for any document filed or sent to the court by such means.”.