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Civil Procedure Rules Contact Details

E-MAIL QUERIES

Please read carefully – you’ll receive a quicker response if you send your query/comment to the right place.

Any questions you may have about the content of rules and practice directions should be sent to:
general queries
Please be aware that the interpretation of the rules and practice directions is a matter for the courts and we therefore cannot deal with enquiries about the meaning of a rule or practice direction, or how they should be applied.
Questions about CPR forms should be sent to:
customer services hq

Updated: Friday, 25 October 2019