{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-19.13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-19.13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/19.13",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "19.13",
  "heading": "Power to make judgments binding on non-parties",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies to any claim relating to—\n(a) the estate of a deceased person;\n(b) property subject to a trust; or\n(c) the sale of any property.\n(2) The court may at any time direct that notice of—\n(a) the claim; or\n(b) any judgment or order given in the claim,\nbe served on any person who is not a party but who is or may be affected by it.\n(3) An application under this rule—\n(a) may be made without notice; and\n(b) must be supported by written evidence which includes the reasons why the person to be served should be bound by the judgment in the claim.\n(4) Unless the court orders otherwise—\n(a) a notice of a claim or of a judgment or order under this rule must be—\n(i) in the prescribed form ...;\n(ii) issued by the court; and\n(iii) accompanied by a form of acknowledgment of service with any necessary modifications;\n(b) a notice of a claim must also be accompanied by—\n(i) a copy of the claim form; and\n(ii) such other statements of case, witness statements or affidavits as the court may direct; and\n(c) a notice of a judgment or order must also be accompanied by a copy of the judgment or order.\n(5) If a person served with notice of a claim files an acknowledgment of service of the notice within 14 days they will become a party to the claim.\n(6) If a person served with notice of a claim does not acknowledge service of the notice they will be bound by any judgment given in the claim as if he were a party.\n(7) If, after service of a notice of a claim on a person, the claim form is amended so as substantially to alter the remedy claimed, the court may direct that a judgment shall not bind that person unless a further notice, together with a copy of the amended claim form, is served on them.\n(8) Any person served with a notice of a judgment or order under this rule—\n(a) shall be bound by the judgment or order as if they had been a party to the claim; but\n(b) may, provided they acknowledges service—\n(i) within 28 days after the notice is served on them, apply to the court to set aside or vary the judgment or order; and\n(ii) take part in any proceedings relating to the judgment or order.\n(9) The following rules of Part 10 (acknowledgment of service) apply—\n(a) rule 10.4; and\n(b) rule 10.5, subject to the modification that references to the defendant are to be read as references to the person served with the notice.\n(10) A notice under this rule is issued on the date entered on the notice by the court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 19 substituted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rule 1(b), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Rule 19.8A renumbered as rule 19.13 (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(4)(a)(i) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in rule 19.13(4)(a)(i) omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(5) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(6) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(7) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(8)(a) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(8)(b) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(e)(ii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.13(8)(b) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(14)(e)(ii)(bb)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/19.13",
    "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."
}