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Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

Bribery Act 2010

Finance Act 2011

Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Notes on Practice Directions
Part 1 – Overriding Objective
Part 2 – Application and Interpretation of the Rules
Practice Direction 2A – Court Offices
Practice Direction 2B – Allocation of Cases to Levels of Judiciary
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
Part 4 – Forms
Practice Direction 4
Part 5 – Court Documents
Practice Direction 5A – Court Documents
Practice Direction 5B – Electronic Communication and Filing of Documents
Practice Direction 5C – Electronic Working Scheme
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
Part 9 – Responding to Particulars of Claim – General
Part 10 – Acknowledgement of Service
Practice Direction 10

Parts 11-20

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 – Addition and Substitution of Parties
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

Parts 21-30

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

Parts 31-40

Part 31 – Disclosure and Inspection of Documents
Practice Direction 31A – Disclosure and Inspection
Practice Direction 31B – Disclosure of Electronic Documents
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 36A – Offers to Settle
Practice Direction 36B
Part 37 – Miscellaneous Provisions about Payments into Court
Practice Direction 37
Part 38 – Discontinuance
Part 39 – Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Hearings
Practice Direction 39A – Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Hearings
Practice Direction 39B – Court Sittings
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

Parts 41-50

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 – Scope of Costs Rules and Definitions
Practice Directions 43-48 – The Costs Practice Direction
Part 44 – General Rules about Costs
Practice Directions 43-48 – The Costs Practice Direction
Part 45 – Fixed Costs
Practice Directions 43-48 – The Costs Practice Direction
Part 46 – Fast Track Trial Costs
Practice Directions 43-48 – The Costs Practice Direction
Part 47 – Procedure for Detailed Assessment of Costs and Default Provisions
Practice Directions 43-48 – The Costs Practice Direction
Part 48 – Costs – Special Cases
Practice Directions 43-48 – The Costs Practice Direction
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

Parts 51-60

Part 51 – Transitional Arrangements and Pilot Schemes
Practice Direction 51A – Transitional Arrangements
Practice Direction 51B – Automatic Orders Pilot Scheme
Practice Direction 51D – Defamation Proceedings Costs Management Scheme
Practice Direction 51E – County Court Provisional Assessment Pilot Scheme
Practice Direction 51F – Non-disclosure Injunctions Information Collection Pilot Scheme
Practice Direction 51G – Cost Management in Mercantile Courts and Technology and Construction Courts – Pilot Scheme
Part 52 – Appeals
Practice Direction 52
Part 53 – Defamation Claims
Practice Direction 53
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)
Part 55 – Possession Claims
Practice Direction 55A – Possession Claims
Practice Direction 55B – Possession Claims Online
Part 56 – Landlord and Tenant Claims and Miscellaneous Provisions about Land
Practice Direction 56
Part 57 – Probate and Inheritance
Practice Direction 57
Part 58 – Commercial Court
Practice Direction 58
Part 59 – Mercantile Courts
Practice Direction 59
Part 60 – Technology and Construction Court Claims
Practice Direction 60

Parts 61-70

Part 61 – Admiralty Claims
Practice Direction 61
Part 62 – Arbitration Claims
Practice Direction 62
Part 63 – Intellectual Property Claims
Practice Direction 63
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 70

Parts 71-80

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

Other Practice Directions

Practice Direction – Pre-Action Conduct
EU Competition law Practice Direction
Insolvency Proceedings
Directors Disqualification Proceedings
The Use of Welsh Language in Cases in The Civil Courts in Wales (English & 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 – Enactments relating to Discrimination
Practice Direction – Application for a warrant under the Enterprise Act 2002
Practice Direction – Proceedings under Enactments Relating to Equality
Practice Direction – County Court Closures