{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-19.5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-19.5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2000",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/19.5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19.5",
  "heading": "Special provisions about adding or substituting parties after the end of a relevant limitation period",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies to a change of parties after the end of a period of limitation under—\n(a) the Limitation Act 1980;\n(b) the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984;\n(c) section 190 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; or\n(d) any other statutory provision.\n(2) The court may add or substitute a party only if—\n(a) the relevant limitation period(gl) was current when the proceedings were started; and\n(b) the addition or substitution is necessary.\n(3) The addition or substitution of a party is necessary only if the court is satisfied that—\n(a) the new party is to be substituted for a party who was named in the claim form in mistake for the new party;\n(b) the claim cannot properly be carried on by or against the original party unless the new party is added or substituted as claimant or defendant; or\n(c) the original party has died or had a bankruptcy order made against him and his interest or liability has passed to the new party.\n(4) In addition, in a claim for personal injuries the court may add or substitute a party where it directs that—\n(a) (i) section 11 (special time limit for claims for personal injuries); or\n(ii) section 12 (special time limit for claims under fatal accidents legislation),\nof the Limitation Act 1980 shall not apply to the claim by or against the new party; or\n(b) the issue of whether those sections apply shall be determined at trial.\n(Rule 17.4 deals with other changes after the end of a relevant limitation period(gl))",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 58."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1984 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1995 c. 21."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/221/schedule/2/paragraph/19.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:50.820274+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."
}