THE CIVIL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) RULES 2026 (1): THE CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES ARE DISPLACED BY THE ONLINE PROCEDURE RULES (UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE…)

The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 were laid before Parliament on the 5th February 2026 and come into force (generally) on the 6th April 2026. We will look at those rules that have an impact on civil litigators one by one. Here we look at a new provision in the Civil Procedure Rules which go...