{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-27.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-27.2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/27.2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "27.2",
  "heading": "Extent to which other Parts apply",
  "text": "(1) The following Parts of these Rules do not apply to small claims—\n(a) Part 25 (interim remedies) except as it relates to interim injunctions(GL);\n(b) Part 31 (disclosure and inspection);\n(c) Part 32 (evidence) except rule 32.1 (power of court to control evidence);\n(d) Part 33 (miscellaneous rules about evidence);\n(e) Part 35 (experts and assessors) except rules 35.1 (duty to restrict expert evidence), 35.3 (experts—overriding duty to the court) , 35.7 (court’s power to direct that evidence is to be given by single joint expert) and 35.8 (instructions to a single joint expert);\n(f) Subject to paragraph (3), Part 18 (further information);\n(g) Part 36 (offers to settle ...); and\n(h) Part 39 (hearings) except rule 39.2 (general rule—hearing to be in public) , rule 39.8 (communications with the court) and rule 39.9 (recording and transcription of proceedings).\n(2) The other Parts of these Rules apply to small claims except to the extent that a rule or a practice direction under this Part limits such application.\n(2A) A rule or practice direction may, in relation to a specified type of small claim—\n(a) require or permit the use of the procedure set out in this Part; and\n(b) disapply or modify any of the rules set out in this Part.\n(3) The court of its own initiative may order a party to provide further information if it considers it appropriate to do so.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 27.2(1)(e) inserted (2.5.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rules 1(b), 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 27.2(1)(f) inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 29(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 27.2(1)(g) omitted (6.4.2007) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2006 (S.I. 2006/3435), rules 1, 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in rule 27.2(1)(h) substituted (1.10.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/855), rules 1(1), 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in rule 27.2(2) inserted (31.5.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/196), rules 1(1), 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Rule 27.2(2A) inserted (31.5.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/196), rules 1(1), 6(b) (as amended by S.I. 2021/553, rules 2(2), 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Rule 27.2(3) inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 29(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 27.2 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/27.2",
    "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."
}