The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2016

Amendments to Part 3

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4.  In rule 3.19—

(a)for paragraphs (1) and (2), substitute—

(1) For the purposes of this Section—

(a)‘costs capping order’ means an order limiting the amount of future costs (including disbursements) which a party may recover pursuant to an order for costs subsequently made; and

(b)‘future costs’ means costs incurred in respect of work done after the date of the costs capping order but excluding the amount of any additional liability.

(2) This Section does not apply to judicial review costs capping orders under Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 or to protective costs orders.

(Rules 46.16 to 46.19 make provision for judicial review costs capping orders under Part 4 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.); and

(b)omit paragraph (3).