CPR AMENDMENTS

Civil Procedure (Amendment No 4) Rules 2000

These rules, which came into force on 2 October, amend the CPR by adding rules governing the procedure for an application under the Human Rights Act for a declaration of incompatibility and for a claim under s7(1)(a) that a public authority has acted in a way incompatible with a Convention right; amend Part 52 to include Small Claims Appeals; revoke Order 53 of the SCR governing applications for judicial review and replace it with a new Part 54; and revoke CCR Order 49 rule 6 to allow the judge to direct a hearing of whether possession should be postponed.