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09 March 2023
Categories: Legal News , CPR , Procedure & practice
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LNB NEWS: 154th Practice Direction update—changes in force 1 and 8 March 2023

The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Lord Christopher Bellamy KC, have signed into effect the 154th Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules. 

Lexis®Library update: Published on 8 March 2023, the update includes amendments to CPR PD 51R (Online Civil Money Claims Pilot) and CPR PD 51ZB (Damages Claims Pilot). The changes came into effect on 1 March 2023 and 8 March 2023.

The Making document for the 154th Practice Direction update can be found here.

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 8 March 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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