# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Part 3: THE COURT'S CASE AND COSTS MANAGEMENT POWERS

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Contents of this Part
SECTION I – CASE MANAGEMENT
The court’s general powers of management
Rule 3.1
Case management – unrepresented parties
Rule 3.1A
Court officer’s power to refer to a judge
Rule 3.2
Court’s power to make order of its own initiative
Rule 3.3
Power to strike out a statement of case
Rule 3.4
Judgment without trial after striking out
Rule 3.5
Judgment without trial after striking out a claim in the Civil National Business Centre
Rule 3.5A
Setting aside judgment entered after striking out
Rule 3.6
Sanctions for non-payment of certain fees by the claimant
Rule 3.7
Sanctions for non-payment of the trial fee by the claimant
Rule 3.7A1
Sanctions for non-payment of certain fees by the defendant
Rule 3.7A
Sanctions for non-payment of the trial fee by the defendant, where proceedings continue on the counterclaim alone
Rule 3.7AA
Sanctions for dishonouring cheque
Rule 3.7B
Sanctions have effect unless defaulting party obtains relief
Rule 3.8
Relief from sanctions
Rule 3.9
General power of the court to rectify matters where there has been an error of procedure
Rule 3.10
Orders restraining civil proceedings
Rule 3.11
SECTION II – COSTS MANAGEMENT
Application of this Section and the purpose of costs management
Rule 3.12
Filing and exchanging budgets and budget discussion reports
Rule 3.13
Failure to file a budget
Rule 3.14
Costs management orders
Rule 3.15
Costs management conferences
Rule 3.16
Court to have regard to budgets and to take account of costs
Rule 3.17
Assessing costs on the standard basis where a costs management order has been made
Rule 3.18
SECTION III – COSTS CAPPING
Costs capping orders - General
Rule 3.19
Application for a costs capping order
Rule 3.20
Application to vary a costs capping order
Rule 3.21

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/part/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-3
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