{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-19.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-19.6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/19.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "19.6",
  "heading": "Special provisions about adding or substituting parties after the end of a relevant limitation period",
  "text": "(1) This rule applies to a change of parties after the end of a period of limitation under—\n(a) the Limitation Act 1980;\n(b) the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984; or\n(c) any other enactment which allows such a change, or under which such a change is allowed.\n(2) The court may add or substitute a party only if—\n(a) the relevant limitation period(gl) was current when the proceedings were started; and\n(b) the addition or substitution is necessary.\n(3) The addition or substitution of a party is necessary only if the court is satisfied that—\n(a) the new party is to be substituted for a party who was named in the claim form in mistake for the new party;\n(b) the claim cannot properly be carried on by or against the original party unless the new party is added or substituted as claimant or defendant; or\n(c) the original party has died or had a bankruptcy order made against them and their interest or liability has passed to the new party.\n(4) In addition, in a claim for personal injuries the court may add or substitute a party where it directs that—\n(a) (i) section 11 (special time limit for claims for personal injuries); or\n(ii) section 12 (special time limit for claims under fatal accidents legislation),\nof the Limitation Act 1980 shall not apply to the claim by or against the new party; or\n(b) the issue of whether those sections apply shall be determined at trial.\n...",
  "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 19.5 renumbered as rule 19.6 (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in rule 19.5(1)(b) inserted (26.3.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rules 1(a), 8(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Rule 19.5(1)(c) substituted for rule 19.5(1)(c)(d) (26.3.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rules 1(a), 8(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in rule 19.6(3)(c) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(7)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in rule 19.6 omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 12(7)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/19.6",
    "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."
}