Rule 2 Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

For rule 26.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and the words in parentheses^f1, substitute—

“Trial with a Jury

26.11.

(1)

An application for a claim, other than a claim for libel and slander, to be tried with a jury must be made within 28 days of service of the defence.

(2)

A claim for libel or slander must be tried by Judge alone, unless at the first case management conference a party applies for trial with a jury and the court makes an order to that effect.”