# The County Court (Amendment No. 4)Rules 1995

S.I. 1995/3277 · made 18 December 1995

These Rules amend the County Court Rules 1981 so as—to enable a litigant in proceedings which are referred automatically to arbitration (under the “small claims procedure”) to recover a sum in respect of legal advice obtained for making or defending a claim for an injunction, an order for specific performance or similar relief (rule 2);to increase the sum allowed in respect of the fees of an expert in small claims (rule 3);to make it clear that an application to set aside an award made in the absence of a party is to be made to the court and not to the arbitrator who gave the award (rule 4);to insert a transitional provision in the County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1995 (rule 5).

## Introductory text

COUNTY COURTS
PROCEDURE
Made 18th December 1995
Coming into force as to all provisions
except Rule 5 29th January 1996
Rule 5 8th January 1996

## 1 

(1) These Rules may be cited as the County Court (Amendment No. 4) Rules 1995.
(2) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, an Order referred to by number means the Order so numbered in the County Court Rules 1981.

## 2 Small claims

After Order 19, rule 4(2)(a) there shall be inserted the following—
“(aa) in proceedings which include a claim for an injunction or for an order for specific performance or similar relief, a sum not exceeding £260 in respect of the cost of legal advice obtained for the purpose of bringing or defending that claim.”.

## 3 Small claims

Order 19, rule 4(3)(c) shall be amended by substituting, for the sum “£112.50”, the sum “£200”.

## 4 Small claims

Order 19, rule 8(2) shall be amended by substituting, for the word “arbitrator”, the word “court”.

## 5 The County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1995

After rule 5 of the County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1995 there shall be inserted the following—
“5A Nothing in rules 2 to 5 shall apply to proceedings issued before 8th January 1996.”.

## Signature

The undersigned members of the Rule Committee, appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 75 of the County Courts Act 1984, having made these Rules, certify them and submit them to the Lord Chancellor.
Frank J. White
Neil Butter
Helen Paling
J. W. Wroath
Hugh Jones
Margaret Wilby
W. A. Vincent
Henrietta Manners
E. C. Gee
I allow these Rules, which shall come into force on 29th January 1996 except for rule 5 which shall come into force on 8th January 1996.
Mackay of Clashfern, C.
Dated 18th December 1995

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the County Court Rules 1981 so as—
(a) to enable a litigant in proceedings which are referred automatically to arbitration (under the “small claims procedure”) to recover a sum in respect of legal advice obtained for making or defending a claim for an injunction, an order for specific performance or similar relief (rule 2);
(b) to increase the sum allowed in respect of the fees of an expert in small claims (rule 3);
(c) to make it clear that an application to set aside an award made in the absence of a party is to be made to the court and not to the arbitrator who gave the award (rule 4);
(d) to insert a transitional provision in the County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1995 (rule 5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/3277 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-4rules-1995
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