Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 19984
In Part 14—
a
for the heading in rule 14.1, substitute “Admissions made after commencement of proceedings”;
b
for rule 14.1(5), substitute “The permission of the court is required to amend or withdraw an admission.”; and
c
after rule 14.1, insert—
Admissions made before commencement of proceedings14.1A
1
A person may, by giving notice in writing, admit the truth of the whole or any part of another party’s case before commencement of proceedings (a ‘pre-action admission’).
2
Paragraphs (3) to (5) of this rule apply to a pre-action admission made in the types of proceedings listed at paragraph 1.1(2) of the Practice Direction to this Part if one of the following conditions is met—
a
it is made after the party making it has received a letter of claim in accordance with the relevant pre-action protocol; or
b
it is made before such letter of claim has been received, but it is stated to be made under Part 14.
3
A person may, by giving notice in writing, withdraw a pre-action admission—
a
before commencement of proceedings, if the person to whom the admission was made agrees;
b
after commencement of proceedings, if all parties to the proceedings consent or with the permission of the court.
4
After commencement of proceedings—
a
any party may apply for judgment on the pre-action admission; and
b
the party who made the pre-action admission may apply to withdraw it.
5
An application to withdraw a pre-action admission or to enter judgment on such an admission—
a
must be made in accordance with Part 23;
b
may be made as a cross-application.