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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

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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

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NEWS
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NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
NLJ this week: 40% penalty for coercive control
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
NLJ this week: Mbappé row spotlights ‘ethics bonuses’
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
NLJ this week: CPR tweak closes third-party disclosure gap
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
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