Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 19986

In rule 16.3—

a

for paragraph (2) substitute—

2

The claimant must, in the claim form, state—

a

the amount of money claimed;

b

that the claimant expects to recover—

i

not more than £5,000;

ii

more than £5,000 but not more than £25,000; or

iii

more than £25,000; or

c

that the claimant cannot say how much is likely to be recovered.

b

in paragraph (3), for “he” substitute “the claimant”;

c

in paragraph (4)—

i

for “his” substitute “a”; and

ii

in sub-paragraph (b) omit “financial”;

d

in paragraph (5)(a), for “£15,000” substitute “£25,000”; and

e

in paragraph (6)—

i

for “how much he” substitute “how much the claimant”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (a), for “he may recover” substitute “the court may make an award of”; and

iii

in sub-paragraph (b) omit “against him”.