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08 December 2023 / Laura Benghiat
Issue: 8052 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice
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CPR 14: Admissions revisited

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Laura Benghiat examines the recent changes to the rules on admissions
  • Part 14 of the Civil Procedure Rules sets out the formal process for making and withdrawing admissions.
  • Those provisions were amended with effect from 1 October 2023.
  • What do practitioners need to know, and should keep in mind, in relation to the revised rules on admissions?

There has been a wealth of reporting related to the changes made to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) on 1 October 2023. With headline grabbers such as the extension of the fixed costs regime coming into force on that date, litigators may be forgiven for not having paid much attention to the amendments made to CPR 14 and admissions.

With the revisions arguably extending to more than a mere simplification of the regime though, and the amended provisions applying to all litigation, irrespective of the nature or value of the claim, the time might be ripe to revisit the rules.

Admissions

For the majority of litigators, the process of making and considering admissions

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