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A recent amendment to the Civil Procedure rules (81st Update) introduces a new part 63A. These new rules are brought into force on 1 October 2015 by the Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2015.
The new Part 63A and supporting practice direction are introduced to provide a new single special list called the Financial List which will sit in both the Commercial Court (Queen’s Bench Division) and the Chancery Division to handle important and more complex financial market cases.
New forms have been introduced to be used in relation to these cases. The new forms have been included in the Commercial Court and High Court Chancery Division range in FormEvo. The forms which should be used from 1 October 2015 are:-
New Commercial Court forms for the Financial List:-
N1(CCFL) - Claim form for the Financial List (CPR Part 7) (Commercial Court)
N1C(CCHFL) - Notes for defendant on replying to the Part 7 claim form (Financial List)(Commercial Court) (Chancery Division)
N9(CCFL) - Acknowledgment of Service for the Financial List (CPR Part 10) (Commercial Court)
N208(CCFL) - Claim form for the Financial List (CPR Part 8) (Commercial Court)
N210(CCFL) - Acknowledgment of Service for the Financial List (CPR Part 8) (Commercial Court)
N211(CCFL) - Claim form for the Financial list in the Commercial Court (CPR Part 20) (Commercial Court)
N213(CCFL) - Acknowledgment of Service for the Financial List (CPR Part 20) (Commercial Court)
N244(CCFL) - Application Notice for the Financial List (CPR Part 23) (Commercial Court)
N265(CCFL) - List of Documents: Standard Disclosure for the Financial List (Commercial Court).
New Chancery Division forms for the Financial List:-
N1(CHFL): Claim Form for the Financial List (CPR Part 7) (Chancery Division)
N1C(CCHFL) - Notes for defendant on replying to the Part 7 claim form (Financial List)(Commercial Court) (Chancery Division)
N9(CHFL) - Acknowledgment of Service for the Financial List (CPR Part 10) (Chancery Division)
N208(CHFL) - Claim Form for the Financial List (CPR Part 8) (Chancery Division)
N210(CHFL) - Acknowledgment of Service for the Financial List (CPR Part 8) (Chancery Division)
N211(CHFL) - Claim form for the Financial List (CPR Part 20) (Chancery Division)
N213(CCHL) - Acknowledgment of Service for the Financial List (CPR Part 20) (Chancery Division)
N244(CCHL) - Application Notice for the Financial List (CPR Part 23) (Chancery Division)
N265(CCHL) - List of Documents: Standard Disclosure for the Financial List (Chancery Division)