Civil Proceedings Rules

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Part 21, Representative Parties
Representative claimants and defendants - general	Rule 21.1
Appointment of representative claimant or defendant - procedure	Rule 21.2
Consequence of order appointing a representative party	Rule 21.3
Representation of persons who cannot be ascertained, etc.in proceedings about estates, trusts and the construction of written instruments	Rule 21.4
Compromise in proceedings to which rule 20.4 applies	Rule 21.5
Representation of beneficiaries by trustees	Rule 21.6
Proceedings against the estate of a dead party	Rule 21.7
Power of court to give directions to enable proceedings to be carried on after a party's death	Rule 21.8
Power of Court to strike out action after death of claimant or defendant	Rule 21.9

Part 22, Miscellaneous Rules about Parties
Partners	Rule 22.1
Person carrying on business in a name not his own	Rule 22.2
Bodies Corporate	Rule 22.3

Part 23, Minors and Patients
Scope of this Part	Rule 23.1
Requirement of next friend in proceedings by or against minors or patients	Rule 23.2
Stage of proceedings at which next friend becomes necessary	Rule 23.3
Who may be a minor's next friend	Rule 23.4
Who may be a patient's next friend	Rule 23.5
Conditions for being a next friend without a court order	Rule 23.6
How a person becomes a next friend without a court order	Rule 23.7
How a person becomes a next friend by court order	Rule 23.8
Court's power to terminate appointment of and substitute next friend	Rule 23.9
Appointment of next friend by court order - supplementary	Rule 23.10
Procedure where appointment of next friend ceases	Rule 23.11
Compromise etc., on behalf of minor or patient	Rule 23.12
Control of money recovered by or on behalf of minor or patient	Rule 23.13
Proceedings under Compensation for Injuries Act	Rule 23.14

Part 24
Scope of this part	Rule 24.1
Application for an order for security	Rule 24.2
Conditions to be satisfied	Rule 24.3
Security for costs against a counter-claiming defendant	Rule 24.4
Enforcing an order for security for costs	Rule 24.5

Part 25, Case Management - the objectives
Court's duty to manage cases	Rule 25.1

Part 26, Case Management - The Court's Powers
Court's general powers of management	Rule 26.1
Sanctions - striking out statement of case	Rule 26.2
Court's general power to strike out statement of case	Rule 26.3
Judgment without trial after striking out	Rule 26.4
Setting aside judgment after striking out	Rule 26.5
The court's powers in cases of failure to comply with rules or orders or directions	Rule 26.6
Relief from sanctions	Rule 26.7
General power of the court to rectify matters where there has been a procedural error	Rule 26.8

Part 27, Case Management Conferences - Procedure
Scope of this Part	Rule 27.1
Fixed date claims - first hearing	Rule 27.2
Case Management Conference	Rule 27.3
Dispensing with case management conference	Rule 27.4
Attendance at case management conference or pre trial review	Rule 27.5
Orders to be made at a case management conference	Rule 27.6
Separate trial of issues of liability and quantum	Rule 27.7
Adjournment of case management conference	Rule 27.8
Variation of case management timetable	Rule 27.9
Listing Questionnaire	Rule 27.10
Fixing the Trial Date	Rule 27.11

Part 28, Disclosure and Inspection of Documents
Scope of this Part	Rule 28.1
Duty of disclosure limited to documents which are or have been in party's control	Rule 28.2
Standard disclosure - what documents are to be disclosed	Rule 28.3
Disclosure of copies	Rule 28.4
Procedure for Standard Disclosure	Rule 28.5
Requirement for Party to certify that he understands duty of Standard Disclosure	Rule 28.6
Consequence of failure to disclose documents under Standard Disclosure	Rule 28.7
Specific Disclosure	Rule 28.8
Criteria for ordering specific disclosure	Rule 28.9
Procedure for specific disclosure	Rule 28.10
Disclosure in stages	Rule 28.11
Inspection and copying of listed documents	Rule 28.12
Duty of disclosure continuous during proceedings	Rule 28.13
Consequence of failure to disclose documents under specific disclosure	Rule 28.14
Claim of right to withhold disclosure or inspection of a document	Rule 28.15
Restriction on use of a privileged document inspection of which has been inadvertently allowed	Rule 28.16
Documents referred to in statements of case, etc.,	Rule 28.17
Subsequent use of disclosed documents	Rule 28.18

Part 29, Evidence
Duty of court to control evidence	Rule 29.1
Evidence at trial - general rule	Rule 29.2
Evidence by video link or other means	Rule 29.3
Requirement to serve witness statements	Rule 29.4
Form of witness statements	Rule 29.5
Witness summaries	Rule 29.6
Procedure where one party will not serve a witness statement by the date directed	Rule 29.7
Supplemental witness statements	Rule 29.8
Amplifying witness statements at trial	Rule 29.9
Witness to give evidence unless court otherwise orders	Rule 29.10
Cases where witness statement is evidence even if witness not called	Rule 29.11
Cross-Examination on a witness statement	Rule 29.12
Consequence of failure to serve witness statement or summary	Rule 29.13
Use of witness statements for other purposes	Rule 29.14
Notice to admit facts	Rule 29.15

Part 30, Evidence - Hearsay
Scope of this part	Rule 30.1
Service of hearsay notice	Rule 30.2
Contents of notice - statements admissible under s.37 of the Act	Rule 30.3
Contents of notice - statements admissible under s.39 of the Act	Rule 30.4
Contents of notice - statements admissible under s.40 of the Act	Rule 30.5
Reasons for not calling a person as a witness	Rule 30.6
Service of Counter-notice	Rule 30.7
Power of Court to allow statement to be given in evidence	Rule 30.8
Notice of intention to challenge credibility of hearsay evidence	Rule 30.9

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