Explanatory note

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

(a)to raise the fees payable to examiners of the Court (rule 2);

(b)to allow a person making an affidavit to give a “work address” instead of a “home address” in certain circumstances and also to apply for permission to omit the address altogether (rule 3);

(c)to make provision for proceedings under the Arbitration Act 1979 once the “case stated” procedure under section 21 of the Arbitration Act 1950 has ceased to be available (rules 4 to 9);

(d)to make provision for proceedings affecting the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (rule 10); and

(e)to amend the rules applicable to summary proceedings for possession of land so as to require Form No. 11A to be used in every case (rules 11 to 13).