Article 19 Amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

in sub-paragraph (2), after “where rule 12.9 or rule 12.10 so provides”, insert—

“,

and where the defendant is an individual, the claimant must provide the defendant’s date of birth (if known) in Part C of the application notice.”; and

after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4)

In civil proceedings against the Crown, as defined in rule 66.1(2), a request for a default judgment must be considered by a Master or district judge, who must in particular be satisfied that the claim form and particulars of claim have been properly served on the Crown in accordance with section 18 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 and rule 6.5(8).”.