{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-25.12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-rules-2000/schedule-3/paragraph-25.12.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/3/paragraph/25.12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "25.12",
  "heading": "II SECURITY FOR COSTS",
  "text": "(1) A defendant to any claim may apply under this Section of this Part for security for his costs of the proceedings.\n(Part 3 provides for the court to order payment of sums into court in other circumstances. Rule 20.3 provides for this Section of this Part to apply to Part 20 claims)\n(2) An application for security for costs must be supported by written evidence.\n(3) Where the court makes an order for security for costs, it will—\n(a) determine the amount of security; and\n(b) direct—\n(i) the manner in which; and\n(ii) the time within which\nthe security must be given.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/221/schedule/3/paragraph/25.12",
    "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."
}