The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

9.  In Part 13—

(a) after rule 13.1, omit the words in parentheses;

(b) in rule 13.4—

(i) in paragraph (1)—

(aa) in subparagraph (c), after “has not been transferred,” insert “or, in the County Court, sent”;

(bb) in subparagraph (d), at the end, insert “,”; and

(cc) in the words which follow immediately below subparagraph (d), for “the court will transfer” substitute “in the High Court the court will transfer, or, in the County Court, the court officer will send,”;

(ii) in paragraph (1B)—

(aa) in subparagraph (b), for “is a designated money claim” substitute “has been started in the County Court Money Claims Centre”;

(bb) in subparagraph (c), for the words from “transferred” to the end, substitute “sent to a County Court hearing centre; and”; and

(cc) for the words which follow immediately below subparagraph (d) substitute—

“an application by a defendant under this Part to set aside or vary the judgment will be sent to the preferred hearing centre.”; and

(iii) after paragraph (1B) insert—

“(1C) If a claim is sent to a preferred hearing centre pursuant to paragraph (1B) any further correspondence should be sent to, and any further requests should be made at, the hearing centre to which the claim was sent.”.