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Civil Procedure Rules of England & Wales

The primary source of the formal rules can be found on the Civil Procedure Rules Home Page of the Ministry of Justice web site. See also the HM Courts Services web site.

There are references below to other sources which you may find helpful, including court guides and working party recommendations. It is quite hard to keep links to these updated as page urls change.

Rules and Practice Directions

Part 1 - the overriding objective

In particular the elements expressly referred to in 1.1(2) as components in "dealing with a case justly" and the active case management aims set out in 1.4(2).

Part 3 - the court's case management powers

Specifically, the power in 3.1(2)(m) to make any order "for the purpose of managing the case and furthering the overriding objective" and the 3.4(2)(c) power to strike out a statement of case where there has been a "failure to comply with a rule, practice direction or court order".

Part 31 - Disclosure and inspection of documents

31.4	the wide meaning of "document"
31.6	the scope of standard disclosure and the word "only"
31.7	the duty of search and its provisions as to reasonableness
31.12	orders for specific disclosure
31.13	disclosure or inspection in stages

Practice Direction 31A (PD 31B took effect on 1 October 2010)

Practice Direction 31B - Disclosure of Electronic Documents

This is covered in a separate page of this site.

Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Litigation Costs

This merits a separate section on this site

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