Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

23.  In rule 56.2, for subparagraph (1) substitute—

(1) In the County Court—

(a)the claim may be made at any County Court hearing centre, unless paragraph (2) applies or an enactment provides otherwise;

(b)the claim will be issued by the hearing centre where the claim is made; and

(c)if the claim is not made at the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where the land is situated, the claim will be sent to the hearing centre serving that address.

(Practice Direction 56 includes further direction in respect of claims which are not made at the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where the land is situated.).