[issued on 26 May 1999]


The Vice Chancellor has made the following new Practice Directions, which are included:

Part 2Allocation of cases to levels of judiciary
Part 33Civil Evidence Act
Part 34Fees for Examiners of the Court
RSC Order 53Application for Judicial Review
RSC Order 54Application for writ of habeas corpus
Directors Disqualification Proceedings
Use of Welsh language in cases in the civil courts in Wales
Cyfarwyddiadau Ymarfer ar Ddefnyddio'r Iaith Gymraeg mewn achosion yn y llysoedd sifil yng Nghymru

The following new forms are included:

N243Notice of acceptance of payment into court (Part 36)
N242ANotice of payment into court (in settlement - Part 36)
Admiralty forms:
ADM1claim (in rem)
ADM1BNotes for claimant
ADM1CNotes for defendant
ADM2Acknowledgement of service
ADM9Warrant of arrest
ADM15Claim form (limitation claim)
ADM15ANotes for claimant
ADM15BNotes for defendant
ADM16Admission in a limitation claim
ADM16ADefence in a limitation claim
ADM16B Acknowledgement of service

Amendments to Practice Directions

Also included are amendments to existing material as follows:

Part 4form N393 deleted
Part 8para. B.5 amended
Part 12form reference in para. 3(2) amended
Part 16para. 6(3) amended
Part 21addition of new para. 2.4A
Part 34amendment to paras. 5.2 - 5.3, new para. 5.6, remaining paras. renumbered
Part 39para. 5.2 replaced, new paras. 5.3 - 5.5
Part 49Camendments to Appendix 1
Part 49Famendments to paras. 3.1(3), 3.3, 4.2(4), 4.6 - 4.7, 6.1, 6.10 - 6.11, 8.4, 9.1(7), 16 - 20 and addition of 11 new forms

Protocols:

Personal Injury Protocolamendments to paras. 3.2, 3.4 and Annex A

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