Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
6. 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”.