CPR - Rules and Directions Give us your viewsHelp us improve these pages by taking part in our short survey.This website will be closing soon.Civil and Family Procedure Committee Rules and Updates pages remain available on this website as well as GOV.UK.Parts:1-1011-2021-3031-4041-5051-6061-7071-8081-89Other PDsParts 1-10 Web Version Notes on Practice Directions Part 1 - Overriding Objective Practice Direction 1A: participation of vulnerable parties or witnesses Part 2 - Application and Interpretation of the Rules Practice Direction 2A - Court Offices Practice Direction 2B - Allocation of Cases to Levels of Judiciary Practice Direction 2C - Starting proceedings in the County Court Practice Direction 2D - References in the Rules to actions done by the court Practice Direction 2E – Jurisdiction of the county court that maybe be exercised by a legal adviser Practice Direction 2F - Court Sittings Part 3 - The Court's Case Management Powers Practice Direction 3A - Striking Out a Statement of Case Practice Direction 3B - Sanctions for Non-Payment of Fees Practice Direction 3C - Civil Restraint Orders Practice Direction 3D - Mesothelioma Claims Practice Direction 3E - Costs Management Practice Direction 3F - Costs Capping Practice Direction 3G – Requests for the Appointment of an Advocate to the Court Part 4 - Forms Practice Direction 4 Part 5 - Court Documents Practice Direction 5A - Court Documents Practice Direction 5B - Communication and Filing of Documents by e-mail Part 6 - Service of Documents Practice Direction 6A - Service within the United Kingdom Practice Direction 6B - Service out of the Jurisdiction Part 7 - How to start Proceedings - The Claim Form Practice Direction 7A - How to Start Proceedings Practice Direction 7B - Consumer Credit Act 2006 - Unfair Relationships Practice Direction 7C - Production Centre Practice Direction 7D - Claims for the Recovery of Taxes and Duties Practice Direction 7E - Money Claim Online Part 8 - Alternative Procedure for Claims Practice Direction 8A - Alternative Procedure for Claims Practice Direction 8B - Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents - Stage 3 Procedure Practice Direction 8C - Alternative Procedure for Statutory Review of Certain Planning Matters Part 9 - Responding to Particulars of Claim - General Part 10 - Acknowledgement of Service Practice Direction 10 Back to TopParts 11-20 Web Version Part 11 - Disputing the Court's Jurisdiction Part 12 - Default Judgment Practice Direction 12 Part 13 - Setting Aside or Varying Default Judgment Part 14 - Admissions Practice Direction 14 Part 15 - Defence and Reply Practice Direction 15 Part 16 - Statements of Case Practice Direction 16 Part 17 - Amendments to Statements of Case Practice Direction 17 Part 18 - Further Information Practice Direction 18 Part 19 - Parties and Group Litigation Practice Direction 19A - Addition and Substitution of Parties Practice Direction 19B - Group Litigation Practice Direction 19C - Derivative Claims Part 20 - Counterclaims and other Additional Claims Practice Direction 20 Back to TopParts 21-30 Web Version Part 21 - Children and Protected Parties Practice Direction 21 Part 22 - Statements of Truth Practice Direction 22 Part 23 - General Rules about Applications for Court Orders Practice Direction 23A - Applications Practice Direction 23B - Applications under particular statutes Part 24 - Summary Judgment Practice Direction 24 Part 25 - Interim Remedies and Security for Costs Practice Direction 25A - Interim Injunctions Practice Direction 25B - Interim Payments Part 26 - Case Management - Preliminary Stage Practice Direction 26 Part 27 - The Small Claims Track Practice Direction 27 - Small Claims Track Part 28 - The Fast Track Practice Direction 28 Part 29 - The Multi-track Practice Direction 29 Part 30 - Transfer Practice Direction 30 Back to TopParts 31-40 Web Version Part 31 - Disclosure and Inspection of Documents Practice Direction 31A - Disclosure and Inspection Practice Direction 31B - Disclosure of Electronic Documents Practice Direction 31C - Disclosure and inspection in relation to competition claims Part 32 - Evidence Practice Direction 32 Part 33 - Miscellaneous Rules about Evidence Practice Direction 33 - Civil Evidence Act Part 34 - Witnesses, Depositions and Evidence for Foreign Courts Practice Direction 34A - Depositions and Court Attendance by Witnesses Practice Direction 34B - Fees for Examiners of the Court Part 35 - Experts and Assessors Practice Direction 35 Part 36 - Offers to Settle Practice Direction 36 - Offers to Settle Part 37 - Miscellaneous Provisions about Payments into Court Practice Direction 37 Part 38 - Discontinuance Part 39 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Hearings Part 40 - Judgments, Orders, Sale of Land Etc. Practice Direction 40A - Accounts & Inquiries Practice Direction 40B - Judgments & Orders Practice Direction 40D - 1. Court's Powers in Relation to Land. 2. Conveyancing Counsel of the Court Practice Direction 40E - Reserved Judgments Practice Direction 40F - Non-disclosure injunctions information collection scheme Back to TopParts 41-50 Web Version Part 41 - Damages Practice Direction 41A - Provisional Damages Practice Direction 41B - Periodical Payments under the Damages Act 1996 Part 42 - Change of Solicitor Practice Direction 42 Part 43 omitted Part 44 - General Rules about Costs Practice Direction 44 – General Rules About Costs Part 45 - Fixed Costs Practice Direction 45 – Fixed Costs Part 46 - Costs special cases Practice Direction 46 – Costs Special Cases Part 47 - Procedure for Assessment of Costs and Default Provisions Practice Direction 47 - Procedure for Detailed Assessment of Costs and Default Provisions Part 48 - Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, elating to civil litigation funding and costs: transitional provision in relation to pre-commencement funding Practice Direction 48 – Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, elating to civil litigation funding and costs: transitional provision and exceptions Part 49 - Specialist Proceedings Practice Direction 49A - Applications under the Companies Acts and Related Legislation Practice Direction 49B - Order under Section 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986 Part 50 - Application of the Schedules Back to TopParts 51-60 Web Version Part 51 - Transitional Arrangements and Pilot Schemes Practice Direction 51A - Omitted Practice Direction 51M - Revoked Practice Direction 51O - Electronic Working Pilot Scheme Practice Direction 51P - Pilot for Insolvency Express Trials Practice Direction 51R - Online Civil Money Claims Pilot Practice Direction 51S – The County Court Online Pilot Practice Direction 51U - Disclosure pilot for the Business and Property Courts Practice Direction 51V - The video hearings pilot scheme Practice Direction 51W - The capped costs list pilot scheme Practice Direction 51X – New Statement of Costs for Summary Assessment Pilot Practice Direction 51Y: Video or audio hearings during Coronavirus pandemic Practice Direction 51Z: Stay of possession proceedings, Coronavirus Practice Direction 51ZA – Extension of time limits and clarification of practice direction 51Y - Coronavirus Part 52 - Appeals Practice Direction 52A - Appeals: General provisions Practice Direction 52B - Appeals in the county courts and the High Court Practice Direction 52C - Appeals to the Court of Appeal Practice Direction 52D - Statutory appeals and appeals subject to special provision Practice Direction 52E - Appeals by way of case stated Part 53 - Media and Communications Claims Practice Direction 53A: Transferring proceedings to and from the media and communications list Practice Direction 53B: Media and communications claims Part 54 - Judicial Review and Statutory Review Practice Direction 54A - Judicial review Practice Direction 54C - References by the Legal Services Commission Practice Direction 54D - Administrative Court (Venue) Practice Direction 54E - Planning Court Claims Part 55 - Possession Claims Practice Direction 55A - Possession Claims Practice Direction 55B - Possession Claims Online Practice Direction 55C – Coronavirus: temporary provision in relation to possession proceedings Part 56 - Landlord and Tenant Claims and Miscellaneous Provisions about Land Practice Direction 56 Part 57 - Probate, Inheritance, Presumption of Death and guardianship of missing persons Practice Direction 57 Practice Direction 57B - Proceedings under the Presumption of Death Act 2013 Practice Direction 57C - Proceedings under the Guardianship (missing persons) Act 2017 Part 57A - Business and property courts Practice Direction 57AA – Business and Property Courts Practice Direction 57AB – Shorter and flexible trials schemes Practice Direction 57AC: trial witness statements in the business and property courts Part 58 - Commercial Court Practice Direction 58 Part 59 - Circuit Commercial Court Practice Direction 59 Part 60 - Technology and Construction Court Claims Practice Direction 60 Back to TopParts 61-70 Web Version Part 61 - Admiralty Claims Practice Direction 61 Part 62 - Arbitration Claims Practice Direction 62 Part 63 - Intellectual Property Claims Practice Direction 63 Part 63A - Financial List Practice Direction 63AA - Financial List Part 64 - Estates, Trusts and Charities Practice Direction 64A - Estates, Trusts and Charities Practice Direction 64B - Applications to the Court for Directions by Trustees in Relation to the Administration of the Trusts Part 65 - Proceedings Relating to Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment Practice Direction 65 Part 66 - Crown Proceedings Practice Direction 66 Part 67 - Proceedings Relating to Solicitors Practice Direction 67 Part 68 - References to the European Court Practice Direction 68 Part 69 - Court's Power to Appoint a Receiver Practice Direction 69 Part 70 - General Rules about Enforcement of Judgments and Orders Practice Direction 70A Practice Direction 70B: debt respite scheme under the financial guidance and claims act 2018 Back to TopParts 71-80 Web Version Part 71 - Orders to Obtain Information from Judgment Debtors Practice Direction 71 Part 72 - Third Party Debt Orders Practice Direction 72 Part 73 - Charging Orders, Stop Orders and Stop Notices Practice Direction 73 Part 74 - Enforcement of Judgments in Different Jurisdictions Practice Direction 74A - Enforcement of Judgments in different Jurisdictions Practice Direction 74B - European Enforcement Orders Part 75 - Traffic Enforcement Practice Direction 75 Part 76 - Proceedings Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Part 77 - Provision in Support of Criminal Justice Practice Direction 77 Part 78 - European Procedures Practice Direction 78 Part 79 - Proceedings under the Counter - Terrorism Act 2008 Part 80 - Proceedings under the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011 Back to TopParts 81-86 Web Version Part 81 - Applications and Proceedings in Relation to Contempt of Court Practice Direction 81 - Revoked Part 82 - Closed material procedure Part 83 Writs and Warrants – General Provisions Practice Direction 83 Writs and Warrants – General Provisions Part 84 Enforcement by taking control of goods Practice Direction 84 Enforcement by taking control of goods Part 85 Claims on Controlled Goods and Executed Goods Part 86 Stakeholder Claims and Applications Part 87 Applications for writ of habeas corpus Part 88 Proceedings under the Counter-terrorism and Security Act 2015 Part 89 Attachment of earnings Back to TopOther Practice Directions Web Version Practice Direction - Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols EU Competition law Practice Direction Insolvency Proceedings Temporary insolvency practice direction supporting the insolvency practice direction Directors Disqualification Proceedings Practice direction relating to the use of of the Welsh language in cases in the civil courts in or having a connection with Wales (English and Welsh)Devolution Issues and Crown Office Applications in Wales (English) Devolution Issues and Crown Office Applications in Wales (Welsh) Application for a Warrant under The Competition Act 1998 Practice Direction - Civil Recovery Proceedings Practice Direction - Application for a warrant under the Enterprise Act 2002 Practice Direction - Proceedings under Enactments Relating to Equality Practice Direction - County Court Closures Practice Direction - Solicitors’ negligence in right to buy cases Back to Top Updated: Thursday, 8 April 2021