Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 582 (L. 13)
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
County Court, England And Wales
The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020
Made
9th June 2020
Laid before Parliament
10th June 2020
Coming into force
25th June 2020
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, having power under section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997( 1 ) to make rules of court under section 1 of that Act, makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
Amendment of the Procedure Rules 1998
2. In Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998( 2 )—
(a) at the end of the list of contents insert “Stay of possession proceedings, coronavirus Rule 55.29”; and
(b) after rule 55.28 insert—
“ Stay of possession proceedings, coronavirus
55.29 —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), all possession proceedings brought under this Part and all enforcement proceedings by way of writ or warrant of possession that are—
(a) stayed immediately prior to this rule coming into force; or
(b) brought after this rule comes into force and on or before 22nd August 2020,
are stayed until 23rd August 2020.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—
(a) a claim against trespassers to which rule 55.6 applies;
(b) proceedings under Section III of this Part;
(c) an application for case management directions that are agreed by all the parties; or
(d) a claim for injunctive relief.
(3) Paragraph (1) does not prevent the bringing of a claim notwithstanding that it may be stayed.
(4) For the purposes of the application of any rule to any proceedings that are stayed by paragraph (1)—
(a) time does not run; and
(b) no notice is required to be given by the court. ” .
The Right Honourable Sir Terence Etherton, MR
Lord Justice Coulson
Mr Justice Birss
His Honour Judge Jarman QC
Master Cook
District Judge Cohen
Dr Anja Lansbergen-Mills
Richard Viney
Brett Dixon
David Marshall
I allow these Rules
Robert Buckland
Lord Chancellor
Ministry of Justice
9th June 2020
1997 c.12 . Section 2(1) was substituted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) , section 15 and Schedule 4 Part 1. Section 1(3) was substituted by section 82(1) of the Courts Act 2003 (c.39) and further amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 sections 15, 146, Schedule 4 Part 1 and Schedule 18, Part 2.
S.I. 1998/3132 . Part 55 was inserted by S.I. 2001/256 . There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.