LNB News 07/02/2025
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Issue Date: 07 February 2025
Published Date: 07 February 2025
Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
The 179th Practice Direction (PD) update comes into force on 6 April 2025. The Master of the Rolls and the Courts Minister have signed the Practice Direction Update, which contains a suite of amendments in support of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025, SI 2025/106. Key changes include the revocation of CPR PD 25A and CPR PD 25B (with some provisions being incorporated into a revised CPR 25), amendments to CPR PD 27B concerning claims under the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents, a new CPR PD 49H relating to powers of the Competition and Markets Authority to enforce consumer law directly and two new pilot schemes have been introduced (CPR PD 51ZG1 and CPR PD 51ZG2) to give effect to recommendations from the Civil Justice Council’s Costs Report introducing proportionate cost budgeting procedures. Additionally, amendments are...
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