Civil Procedure Rule Committee Meeting - 10 July 2015

Meeting agenda for 10 July 2015 

CPRC meeting agenda for 10 July 2015.

Draft minutes of the 10 July 2015 meeting (Note that the minutes will be considered for approval at the October 2015 CPRC meeting.)

CPRC draft minutes for 10 July 2015.

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015: Amendments to the CPR to implement leave requirements for planning statutory review

Note to the CPRC from the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Ministry of Justice, "Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 - Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules to implement leave requirements for planning statutory review" (undated) and Annex A: Proposed new Practice Direction 8C (Alternative procedure for statutory review of certain planning matters) and consequential amendments.

Annex B: Paper for the CPRC of 6 February 2015 "Criminal Justice and Courts Bill - Amendments to be made to the Civil Procedure Rules to implement the changes made in respect of planning challenges".

Annex C: Comments of Mr Justice Lindblom of 6 February 2015 "The revised proposed amendments to the CPR for statutory challenges in planning cases".

Supplementary comments received from Mr Justice Lindblom and Deputy Master Knapman, 7 July 2015.

Fixed recoverable costs in clinical disputes

Memo from the Department of Health to the CPRC, "Fixed recoverable costs in clinical disputes", July 2015. 

Annex A: Draft rules amendments.

Costs budgeting and costs management: Report of the sub-committee

Costs Management Sub-Committee Report for the CPRC meeting on 10 July 2015, 2 July 2015.

Appendix 1: "Costs budgeting after LASPO - Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) comments for CPRC", 18 June 2015.

Appendix 2: Template order.

Judicial College costs management and costs budgeting

Memo "Judicial College - Costs and Case Management Report for the CPRC July 2015", 1 July 2015, Appendix 1: Template pre-CCMC Order, and Appendix 2: Suggested wording for costs management order.

The detailed assessment of costs - Service of a breakdown of costs where a costs management order has been made - proposed amendments to CPR 47 and PD 47

Paper from the Senior Costs Judge to the CPRC, "The detailed assessment of costs - Service of a breakdown of costs where a costs management order has been made: Proposed amendments to CPR Part 47 and Practice Direction 47", plus Annex A (draft revised CPR 47.6), Annex B (draft revised PD 47) and Annex C (model costs breakdowns prepared by a working party of the Association of Costs Lawyers).

Practice Direction for a new bill of costs

Note from Sir Vivian Ramsey to the CPRC, "Practice Direction for a New Bill of Costs Pilot", 6 July 2015 and draft Practice Direction.

Precedent AA: New model bill of costs (pdf version).

Precedent AA: New model bill of costs (Excel version).

Proposed extension to pilot scheme for the automatic transfer of "London Group" multi-track cases to the County Court at Central London

Paper from the Ministry of Justice to the CPRC, "Proposed extension to pilot scheme for the automatic transfer of "London Group" Multi-Track cases to the County Court at Central London, July 2015.

Annexe A: Note to the CPRC from the Ministry of Justice, "Pilot scheme for the automatic transfer of "London Group’" Multi-Track cases to the County Court at Central London"(attaching a draft of PD 51I), July 2014.

Annexe B: Pilot scheme for the automatic transfer of "London Group" multi-track cases to the County Court at Central London - statistics.

The Litigation and Financial Markets Initiative

Paper to the CPRC, "The Litigation and Financial Markets Initiative".

Appendix 1: "Financial List Initiative: Summary of General Comments from Consultation".

Appendix 2: Draft rules, practice directions and guide relating to the Financial List.

The Shorter and Flexible Trial Procedures Initiative

Note to the CPRC: The Shorter and Flexible Trial Procedures Initiative.

Appendix 1: Practice Direction 51- Shorter and Flexible Trials pilot schemes.

Appendix 2: Shorter and Flexible Trial Procedures: Guide

Amendments for implementation of Telecommunications Restriction Orders

Amendments for implementation of telecommunications restriction orders.

Any other business:

Note to the CPRC on 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements.