The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2016

Amendments to Part 3

6.  In rule 3.13—

(a) in the heading to that rule, after “exchanging budgets”, insert “and budget discussion reports”; and

(b) for rule 3.13, substitute—

“3.13.— (1) Unless the court otherwise orders, all parties except litigants in person must file and exchange budgets—

(a) where the stated value of the claim on the claim form is less than £50,000, with their directions questionnaires; or

(b) in any other case, not later than 21 days before the first case management conference.

(2) In the event that a party files and exchanges a budget under paragraph (1), all other parties, not being litigants in person, must file an agreed budget discussion report no later than 7 days before the first case management conference.”.