Explanatory note

These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court so as—

(a)to prevent the plaintiff from obtaining a judgment in default of a defence if a summons under Order 86 has been served (rule 2);

(b)to allow a respondent the same time for appealing against the decision of the court below as he has, under the existing rules, for serving a respondent's notice (rule 3);

(c)to introduce a new and simpler scheme in Appendix 2 to Order 62 for the taxation of costs (rules 4 and 5);

(d)to substitute new fixed costs for the basic costs allowable under Appendix 3 to Order 62 where the sum recovered is either £350 or between £350 and £1,200 (rule 6); and

(e)to extend Order 73, rule 10, so as to cover the enforcement of awards under the Arbitration Act 1975 (c. 3) (rule 7).