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THE
WOOLF REPORT |
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In April 1999 the new Civil Procedure Rules instigated by the Woolf Report came into effect. The synopsis below details the fundamental changes in UK civil litigation. We have provided a glossary of the new terms used in litigation procedure. |
| The reforms of civil litigation procedures proposed by the Lord Chancellor's department came into force in April 1999. Previous rules regarding civil litigation conduct (that is, the Rules of the Supreme Court, known as "The White Book" and the County Court Rules, known as the "Green Book" are almost completely replaced The new rules are an entirely new regime for dealing with civil disputes. Known as the Civil Procedure Rules ['CPR'] , they apply to all current actions as well as new ones. There are certain transitional arrangements for current actions, designed to implement the new CPR regime as soon as possible. Some rules (especially those relating to costs are retrospective. | What is covered by the CPR ? The CPR effectively replaces the Rules of the Supreme Court and County Court Rules. Generally, the only areas that remain covered by the old rules are Insolvency Proceedings and Family Proceedings The CPR are made up of four sections - Pre-Action Protocols, i.e. guidelines that the Court expects followed prior to issue of proceedings, the rules themselves (each rule being known as a 'Part'), Practice Directions and Commentary (that relate to each Part). |
So
What's New? The objective of the new culture is to enable the
Courts to "deal with cases justly" (although one wonders
whether this implies there was no prior justice !) The principles are:
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What
are the 3 "tracks"? The CPR has introduced three "tracks" for bringing cases to trial. Depending upon the amount involved, cases
will be allocated to the appropriate track when the defence is received:
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The Effects
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| For more information regarding new terminology, see our Glossary of New Terms |
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