The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023

Transitional provisions

2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in so far as any amendment made by these Rules applies to—

(a) allocation;

(b) assignment to a complexity band;

(c) directions in the fast track or the intermediate track; or

(d) costs,

those amendments only apply to a claim where proceedings are issued on or after 1st October 2023.

(2) The amendments referred to in paragraph (1) only apply—

(a) to a claim which includes a claim for personal injuries, other than a disease claim, where the cause of action accrues on or after 1st October 2023; or

(b) to a claim for personal injuries, which includes a disease claim, in respect of which no letter of claim has been sent before 1st October 2023.

(3) This rule does not apply to the amendments made by rule 9(3)(b)(i) or rule 16(1) and (6) of these Rules, nor to Section II of Part 45 in Schedule 3 to these Rules.