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Explanatory note

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This Order makes amendments to the High Court and County Court Jurisdiction Order 1991 as a result of the implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 on 26th April 1999. The effects of the amendments are as follows:

  • To restrict commencement of claims for money in the High Court to claims for more than £15,000. As at present, a personal injury claim, other than a claim for clinical negligence, may not be brought in the High Court unless the claim is for £50,000 or more.

  • To omit article 7 dealing with allocation of trial as there are provisions governing this in the Civil Procedure Rules.

  • To change the limit of a judgment or order of a county court that may be enforced only in a county court from £1,000 to £600.

  • To provide that the financial value of a claim is to be calculated in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules.