# The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000, Article 5: Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 1998


After rule 8.2, insert—
“Issue of claim form without naming defendants
8.2A (1) A practice direction may set out the circumstances in which the court may give permission for a claim form to be issued under this Part without naming a defendant.
(2) An application for permission must be made by application notice before the claim form is issued.
(3) The application notice for permission—
(a) need not be served on any other person; and
(b) must be accompanied by a copy of the claim form that the applicant proposes to issue.
(4) Where the court gives permission it will give directions about the future management of the claim.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/221/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2000/article-5
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