{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-no-2-1991/article-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-no-2-1991/article-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1329",
  "legislation_title": "The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment No. 2) 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-supreme-court-amendment-no-2-1991",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Statements of value and new arrangements for trial",
  "text": "After Order 34, rule 9, there shall be inserted the following new rule—\n“The Court bundle\n10 (1) At least 14 days before the date fixed for the trial or, in the case of an action entered in any running list, within 3 weeks of the defendant’s receiving notice of such entry, the defendant shall identify to the plaintiff those documents central to his case which he wishes included in the bundle to be provided under paragraph (2).\n(2) At least 2 clear days before the date fixed for the trial the plaintiff shall lodge two bundles consisting of one copy of each of the following documents—\n(a) witness statements which have been exchanged, and experts' reports which have been disclosed, together with an indication of whether the contents of such documents are agreed,\n(b) those documents which the defendant wishes to have included in the bundle and those central to the plaintiff’s case, and\n(c) where a direction has been given under Order 25, rule 3(2), a note agreed by the parties or, failing agreement, a note by each party giving (in the following order)—\n(i) a summary of the issues involved,\n(ii) a summary of any propositions of law to be advanced together with a list of the authorities to be cited, and\n(iii) a chronology of relevant events.\n(3) Nothing in this rule shall—\n(a) prevent the Court from giving, whether before or after the documents have been lodged, such further or different directions as to the documents to be lodged as may, in the circumstances, be appropriate; or\n(b) prevent the making of an order for the transfer of the action to a county court.\n(4) Where an action is to be tried with the assistance of assessors, additional copies of the bundles to be lodged under paragraph (2) shall be provided for the use of the assessors.\n(5) For the purposes of this rule, “plaintiff” includes a defendant where an action is proceeding on a counterclaim and “defendant” includes any other party who is entitled under any order of the Court or otherwise to be heard at the trial.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1329/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:43:15.131830+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."
}