Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 19983
In Part 2—
a
in rule 2.3(1), for the definition of “legal representative” substitute—
“legal representative” means a—
a
barrister;
b
solicitor;
c
solicitor’s employee;
d
manager of a body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 19853; or
e
person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 20074, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act),
who has been instructed to act for a party in relation to proceedings;
b
in rule 2.8(5), for “When the period specified—” substitute “Subject to the provisions of Practice Direction 5C, when the period specified—”