Chapter DMBM666190

Published date29 April 2016
Record NumberDMBM666190

Where your claim is covered by the practice direction to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPRPD7D) (DMBM665800) and has been defended (including partial admissions and particularly for claims over £50K), the court will set the case down for a hearing (under CPRPD7D2.1); normally a pre-trial review (PTR). As its title suggests, a PTR is a preliminary to a full formal trial. In practice almost all cases can be resolved at the PTR without the need to go to trial.

The court will notify you and the defendant of the day and time of the PTR.

The review usually takes place in chambers and is basically a discussion between the district judge and the parties as to how the action is to be dealt with. In most cases it should avoid the need for a formal court hearing. The district...

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