The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Court’s powers E+W

25.1.— (1) Interim remedies include—

(a) an interim injunction;

(b) an interim declaration;

(c) an order for—

(i) the detention, custody or preservation of relevant property;

(ii) the inspection of relevant property;

(iii) the taking of a sample of relevant property;

(iv) the carrying out of an experiment on or with relevant property;

(v) the sale of relevant property of a perishable nature, or where sale is urgent for any other reason; and

(vi) the payment of income from relevant property until a claim is decided;

(d) an order authorising a person to enter any land or building in the possession of a party to the proceedings for the purposes of carrying out an order under sub-paragraph (c);

(e) an order under section 4 of the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 to deliver up goods;

(f) an order (‘freezing injunction’)—

(i) restraining a party from removing assets from the jurisdiction; or

(ii) restraining a party from dealing with any assets whether located within the jurisdiction or not;

(g) an order directing a party to provide information about relevant property or assets, including their location, which are or may be the subject of an application for a freezing injunction;

(h) an order (‘search order’) under section 7 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (order requiring a party to admit another party to premises for the purpose of preserving evidence etc.);

(i) an order (‘imaging order’) under section IV of this Part for an independent IT expert to be given access to any electronic data storage devices or online accounts for the purpose of copying the contents;

(j) an order under section 33 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 or section 52 of the County Courts Act 1984 (order for disclosure of documents or inspection of property before a claim has been made);

(k) an order under section 34 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 or section 53 of the County Courts Act 1984 (order in certain proceedings for disclosure of documents or inspection of property against a non-party);

(l) an order (‘order for interim payment’) under section V of this Part for payment by a defendant on account of any sum (except costs) which the court may hold the defendant liable to pay;

(m) an order for a specified fund to be paid into court or otherwise secured, where there is a dispute over a party’s right to the fund;

(n) an order permitting a party seeking to recover personal property to pay money into court pending the outcome of the proceedings and directing that, if they do so, the property shall be given up to them;

(o) an order directing a party to prepare and file accounts relating to the dispute;

(p) an order directing any account to be taken or inquiry to be made by the court; and

(q) an order for security for costs.

(2) In paragraph (1)(c) and (g), ‘relevant property’ means property (including land) which is the subject of a claim or as to which any question may arise on a claim.

(3) The fact that an interim remedy is not listed in paragraph (1) does not affect any power the court may have to grant that remedy.

(4) The court may grant an interim remedy whether or not there has been a claim for a final remedy of that kind.

(5) Section II of this Part contains additional provisions relating to interim injunctions.

(6) Sections III to VI of this Part contain additional provisions relating to specific types of interim remedy.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 25 substituted (6.4.2025) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 (S.I. 2025/106), rule 1(1), Sch.