The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is seeking views on proposals to clarify the rules where court hearings are held in private or where there are reporting restrictions in place. The amendments, first proposed by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, would affect Part 39 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), ‘Miscellaneous provisions relating to hearings’. They would widen the definition of a ‘hearing’ to take account of any technological developments, introduce new rules for parties communicating with the court, and supplement the provision of transcripts. The survey, ‘Part 39 Civil Procedure Rules: proposed changes’, is available on the MoJ website. The deadline is 23 August 2018.
18 July 2018
Views sought on CPR clarification
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