{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-19.14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-19.14.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/19.14",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "19.14",
  "heading": "Derivative claims– how started",
  "text": "(1) This rule—\n(a) applies to a derivative claim (where a company, other body corporate or trade union is alleged to be entitled to claim a remedy, and a claim is made by a member of it for it to be given that remedy), whether under Chapter 1 of Part 11 of the Companies Act 2006 or otherwise; but\n(b) does not apply to a claim made pursuant to an order under section 996 of that Act.\n(2) A derivative claim must be started by a claim form headed “Derivative Claim”.\n(3) The company, body corporate or trade union for the benefit of which a remedy is sought must be made a defendant to the claim.\n(4) After the issue of the claim form, the claimant must not take any further step in the proceedings without the permission of the court, other than—\n(a) a step permitted or required by rule 19.15 or 19.17; or\n(b) making an urgent application for interim relief.",
  "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": "Rules 19.9-19.9F substituted for rule 19.9 (1.10.2007) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/2204), rule 1, Sch. 1 (with rule 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Rule 19.9 renumbered as rule 19.14 (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.9(1)(b) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/3543), rules 1(b), 5(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in rule 19.14(2) inserted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(15)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in rule 19.14(4)(a) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(15)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/19.14",
    "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."
}