{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-28.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-28.2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/28.2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "28.2",
  "heading": "General provisions",
  "text": "(1) The court shall give directions for the management of the case and set a timetable for the steps to be taken between the giving of the directions and the trial.\n(2) When it allocates a case to the fast track, the court shall give directions unless it considers that it is necessary to fix a case management conference.\n(3) When it allocates a case to the intermediate track, the court may give directions or fix a case management conference under rule 28.12.\n(4) When it gives directions, the court shall—\n(a) make an order in relation to disclosure; and\n(b) either—\n(i) fix the trial date; or\n(ii) fix a period, not exceeding 3 weeks, within which the trial is to take place.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 28 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rule 1(1), Sch. 2 (with rule 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in rule 28.2(1) substituted (6.4.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 7(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Rule 28.2(2)(3) substituted for rule 28.2(4)(5) (6.4.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 7(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Rule 28.2(2) renumbered as rule 28.2(4) (6.4.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 7(1)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/28.2",
    "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."
}