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Civil Procedure Act 1997

1997 c. 12 · 13 provisionsView on legislation.gov.uk

An Act to amend the law about civil procedure in England and Wales; and for connected purposes.

  • Bank Mellat v Her Majesty's Treasury (No 1) [2013] UKSC 38
  • In the matter of B (a Child) (FC) [2013] UKSC 33
  • Phillips (Respondent) v Mulcaire (Appellant) [2012] UKSC 28
  • Section 1: Civil Procedure Rules.
  • Section 2: Rule Committee.
  • Section 2A: Power to change certain requirements relating to Committee
  • Section 3: Section 2: supplementary.
  • Section 3A: Rules to be made if required by Lord Chancellor
  • Section 4: Power to make consequential amendments.
  • Section 5: Practice directions.
  • Section 6: Civil Justice Council.
  • Section 7: Power of courts to make orders for preserving evidence, etc.
  • Section 8: Disclosure etc. of documents before action begun.
  • Section 9: Interpretation.
  • Section 10: Minor and consequential amendments.
  • Section 11: Short title, commencement and extent.

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This legislation text comes from legislation.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Reuse reviewed 21 August 2026 under Open Government Licence v3.0.

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