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06 March 2026 / Stephen Gold
Issue: 8152 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way , CPR , Costs , Disclosure , Tribunals
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Civil way: 6 March 2026

CPR extended on disclosure; Sampling on assessments; Claiming too low; Tribunal Talk

OUT OF CONTROL BUT IN ORDER

A G&T, or the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (SI 2026/97) with the CPR 193rd update bobbing alongside them? I would stick with the former if I were you, unless, of course, you have a thing for interim serious crime prevention orders, the closed material procedure, or the name change of the ‘Motor Insurance Database’ that figures in the road traffic accident small claims portal to the ‘Navigate (Motor Insurance Policy Database)’. Yes, this latest procedural offering might qualify as one of the least exciting ever, but is narrowly saved when on 6 April 2026 there will come into force the new CPR 31.12A which was drafted by the rule committee’s former chair Lord Justice Birss and member Mr Justice Trower, and so there is unlikely to be any suggestion of ambiguity. The rule fills the lacuna identified in McLaren Indy LLC and another v Alpa Racing USA LLC and

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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