Rule 56.2 Starting the claimF1

(F21)

In the County Court—

(a)

the claim may be made at any County Court hearing centre, unless paragraph (2) applies or an enactment provides otherwise;

(b)

the claim will be issued by the hearing centre where the claim is made; and

(c)

if the claim is not made at the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where the land is situated, the claim will be sent to the hearing centre serving that address.

(Practice Direction 56 includes further direction in respect of claims which are not made at the County Court hearing centre which serves the address where the land is situated.)

(2)

F3Unless an enactment provides otherwise, the claim may be started in the High Court if the claimant files with F4the claim form a certificate stating the reasons for bringing the claim in that court verified by a statement of truth F5....

(3)

F6Practice Direction 55A refers to circumstances which may justify starting the claim in the High Court.

F7(4)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 56 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 2 (with rule 31)
F2: Rule 56.2(1) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 23; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)
F3: Words in rule 56.2 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 29(b)(i)
F4: Word in rule 56.2 substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 29(b)(ii)
F5: Words in rule 56.2(2) omitted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 26
F6: Words in rule 56.2(3) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 31(a)
F7: Rule 56.2(4) omitted (1.6.2004) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rules 1(a), 15(b) (with rule 20(1))

Notes on Part 56

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Pt. 56 heading inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 23(1)
F3: Words in Pt. 56 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 23(2)