Amendment of Part 28
7.—(1) In rule 28.2—
(a)in paragraph (1), for “When it allocates a case to the fast track or the intermediate track, the” substitute “The”;
(b)renumber paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(c)for paragraph (3), what is currently paragraph (4) and paragraph (5), substitute—
“(2) When it allocates a case to the fast track, the court shall give directions unless it considers that it is necessary to fix a case management conference.
(3) When it allocates a case to the intermediate track, the court may give directions or fix a case management conference under rule 28.12.”.
(2) In rule 28.12, for “shall” substitute “may”.
(3) For rule 28.14(3)(c) substitute—
“(c)any expert report shall not exceed 20 pages—
(i)including the expert’s description of the issues on which they are instructed to give their opinion, the conclusions they have reached and the reasons for those conclusions; but
(ii)excluding the expert’s curriculum vitae, any supporting materials to which the reasons for their conclusions refer and any necessary photographs, plans and academic articles attached to the report.”.