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These Rules amend the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 in that they—
amend rules 2.3(1), 6.2(d) and 48.6(6)(b) as a consequence of the new regulatory framework for the provision of legal services being introduced by the Legal Services Act 2007;
amend Part 5 to 10, 14 to 16, 19, 27, 30, 32, 34 to 36, 40, 41, 44 to 48, 51, 52, 54 to 65, 67 to 78 and RSC Orders 45, 46, 54, 79 and 109 as a consequence of the renaming of all practice directions;
amend rule 2.8(5) as a consequence of the new Electronic Working scheme set out in new Practice Direction 5C;
amend rules 6.6, 6.7 and 6.23 to provide for service on a solicitor within any EEA state so as to comply with EC Directive 2006/123/EC; and
amend rule 52.7 and revoke Section III of Part 54 as a consequence of the abolition of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
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