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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-38.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "part/38",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "DISCONTINUANCE",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nScope of this Part\nRule 38.1\nRight to discontinue claim\nRule 38.2\nProcedure for discontinuing\nRule 38.3\nRight to apply to have notice of discontinuance set aside\nRule 38.4\nWhen discontinuance takes effect where permission of the court is not needed\nRule 38.5\nLiability for costs\nRule 38.6\nDiscontinuance and subsequent proceedings\nRule 38.7\nStay of remainder of partly discontinued proceedings where costs not paid\nRule 38.8",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/part/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+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."
}