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Instructions setting out how a case will be dealt with or what the parties must do.

The rules may provide that something has taken place.

The official date when a party is deemed to have received a document.

The judge’s written decision or direction

What solicitors charge for the legal work they do (also known as ‘legal costs’). May also include court fees and other expenses.

The legal basis of your claim

The form that starts a case and where the claimant explains what they are asking for.

A formal request (for example, for money or that something is done or stopped from happening) that starts court proceedings.

A hearing where the court decides or the parties agree (with the approval of the judge) how to deal with the case

Where a Defendant, as well as bringing a Defence, makes a claim against the Claimant.

A party who is not originally part of the proceedings e.g. because the Claimant or Defendant has added them to the proceedings; alternatively, this could be the Claimant e.g. where the Defendant has made a counterclaim against the Claimant

Where a Claimant or Defendant brings a claim against another party other than the Defendant but in the same proceedings; alternatively, where a Defendant brings a counterclaim. The Defendant will be a Part 20 Claimant and the Claimant will be a Part 20 Defendant.

A questionnaire that helps the court decide how to deal with your case and which track to allocate (assign or transfer) your case to. This used to be known as an Allocation Questionnaire. See our guide on Directions Questionnaires

someone who defends a claim

someone who brings a claim

Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR’) – These are the rules which govern the conduct of court proceedings

The process of deciding which track the case should follow.

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