Section 1 Civil Procedure Rules.C1

England and Wales

(1)

There are to be rules of court (to be called “Civil Procedure Rules”) governing the practice and procedure to be followed in—

(a)

the civil division of the Court of Appeal,

(b)

the High CourtF1 except in relation to its jurisdiction under the Extradition Act 2003 , and

(c)

F2 the county court .

(2)

Schedule 1 (which makes further provision about the extent of the power to make Civil Procedure Rules) is to have effect.

(3)

The power to make Civil Procedure Rules is to be exercised with a view to securing that the civil justice system is accessible, fair and efficient.

F3(4)

Civil Procedure Rules must be framed so as not to apply to proceedings that are governed by Online Procedure Rules except to such extent as may be provided by—

(a)

Online Procedure Rules,

(b)

directions under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022, or

(c)

regulations under section 21(1)(b) of that Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 1(1)(b) inserted (6.10.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 174(2), 185(1) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2454, art. 4
F2: Words in s. 1(1)(c) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 67(a); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3: S. 1(4) inserted (7.9.2026) by Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (c. 35), s. 51(4), Sch. 4 para. 2(2); S.I. 2026/716, reg. 2

Modifications

C1: S. 1: power to make rules of court extended (25.3.2002) by 1979 c. 53, s. 5(2) (as substituted 25.3.2002 by S.I. 2002/439, art. 5(a))