The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 262 (L. 1)

Senior Courts Of England And Wales

County Courts, England And Wales

The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013

Made

31st January 2013

Laid before Parliament

12th February 2013

Coming into force

1st April 2013

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997(1) to make rules of court under section 1 of that Act, after consulting in accordance with section 2(6)(a) of that Act, having power under section 58AA(6A) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990(2) and having power under section 55 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012(3) makes the following Rules:

(1)

1997 c.12. Section 2(1) was substituted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 15 and Schedule 4 Part 1. Section 1 was substituted by section 82(1) of the Courts Act 2003 (c.39) and further amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 section 15, 146, Schedule 4 Part 1 paragraphs 261 and 262and Schedule 18 paragraph 2.

(2)

1990 c.41. Section 58AA(6A) was inserted by section 45(8) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c.10) and is relevant in relation to the provision made by rule 44.18 in the Schedule to these Rules (award of costs where there is a damages-based agreement).

(3)

2012 c.10. Section 55 of the Act is relevant in relation to the amendment made by rule 13(c) of these Rules (amendment to Part 36 of the Civil Procedure Rules – Offers to Settle. The Offers to Settle in Civil Proceedings Order 2013 (SI 2013/93) is also relevant.