The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.8) Rules 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/3112
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No.8) Rules 2013, and come into force on 1st January 2014.

Section 2 Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

For rule 26.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and the words in parentheses , substitute—

Trial with a Jury

(26.11)

(1) An application for a claim, other than a claim for libel and slander, to be tried with a jury must be made within 28 days of service of the defence.

(2) A claim for libel or slander must be tried by Judge alone, unless at the first case management conference a party applies for trial with a jury and the court makes an order to that effect.