{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2023/rule-20",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/788",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-3-rules-2023",
  "path": "rule/20",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Amendment of Part 38",
  "text": "(1) In rule 38.2—\n(a) in paragraph (1), for the words after “claim” substitute “against one or more defendants”; and\n(b) in paragraph (2)(a), for the words between “if” and “discontinue” substitute “they wish to”.\n(2) In rule 38.3, for the remainder of the rule after paragraph (4) substitute—\n“(5) A notice of discontinuance must be in Form N279 unless the court permits otherwise.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/788/rule/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:42:47.831958+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}