20 September 2024 Sean Mosby 1214 News October 1st Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules bySean Mosby On 1 October 2024, the latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into force. The full text of the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 is available here. The main change of interest to Expert Witnesses is the amendment to the overriding objective (Part 1), with additional amendments to Parts 3, 28 and 44, to promote the use of alternative dispute resolution. This amendment follows a consultation by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee to implement the Court of Appeal's Decision in Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil CBC [2023] EWCA Civ 1416. Dealing with a case justly and at proportionate cost will include "promoting or using alternative dispute resolution", and active case management will include ordering (in addition to the existing encouraging) the parties to use, and facilitating the use of, alternative dispute resolution. More links Link to The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 Link to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Consultation Document Link to the Proposed Alternative Dispute Resolution Rule Amendment Share Print Tags arbitrationCivil Procedure Rules06. Rules and Regulations Related articles An expert report that is entirely equivocal on the key issues is of little assistance to the court New resources on Alternative Dispute Resolution Expert suggests Google would probably give the court a better answer than him Access to public domain documents pilot Martin Craig Nicholas & Ors v Barnes Davison Thomas & Anor [2025] EWHC 752 (Ch) Switch article Family Procedure Rule Committee Consultation on New Draft Practice Direction 27A Previous Article Quarterly Update on EWI's Advocacy Work Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.