Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
13. In rule 23.2—
(a)in paragraph (1), after “made to the court” insert “or County Court hearing centre”;
(b)for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) If a claim has been transferred to another court, or transferred or sent to another County Court hearing centre since it was started, an application must be made to the court or the County Court hearing centre to which the claim has been transferred or sent, unless there is good reason to make the application to a different court.”;
(c)For paragraph (4A) substitute—
“(4A) An application made in the County Court before a claim has been started may be made at any County Court hearing centre, unless any enactment, rule or practice direction provides otherwise.”; and
(d)in paragraph (5)—
(i)for “any court” substitute “the court or County Court hearing centre”; and
(ii)after “judgment unless any” insert “enactment,”.