Rule 4 Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

In Part 3—

(a)

in the table of contents—

(i)

in the left hand column, after “Judgment without trial after striking out” insert “Automatic transfer”; and

(ii)

in the right hand column, after “Rule 3.5” insert “Rule 3.5A”; and

(b)

after rule 3.5 insert—

“Automatic Transfer

3.5A.

If—

(a)
a claimant files a request for judgment which includes an amount of money to be decided by the court in accordance with rule 3.5; and

(b)
the claim is a designated money claim,

the court will transfer the claim to the preferred court upon receipt of the request for judgment.”.