{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.38.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/55.38",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "55.38",
  "heading": "Electronic issue of certain Renting Homes possession claims",
  "text": "(1) A practice direction may make provision for a claimant to start certain types of Renting Homes possession claim in certain courts by requesting the issue of a claim form electronically.\n(2) The practice direction may, in particular—\n(a) provide that only particular provisions apply in specific courts;\n(b) specify—\n(i) the type of claim which may be issued electronically;\n(ii) the conditions that a claim must meet before it may be issued electronically;\n(c) specify the court where the claim may be issued;\n(d) enable the parties to make certain applications or take further steps in relation to the claim electronically;\n(e) specify the requirements that must be fulfilled in relation to such applications or steps;\n(f) enable the parties to correspond electronically with the court about the claim;\n(g) specify the requirements that must be fulfilled in relation to electronic correspondence;\n(h) provide how any fee payable on the filing of any document is to be paid where the document is filed electronically.\n(3) The practice direction may disapply or modify these Rules as appropriate in relation to claims started electronically.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Pt. 55 Section 4 inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 22(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.38",
    "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."
}