Section 7.12

A practice direction may permit or require a claimant to start a claim by requesting the issue of a claim form electronically. The practice direction may, in particular— specify— the types of claim which may be issued electronically; and the conditions which a claim must meet before it may be issued electronically; specify— the court where the claim will be issued; and the circumstances in which the claim will be transferred to another court; provide for the filing of other documents electronically where a claim has been started electronically; specify the requirements that must be fulfilled for any document filed electronically; and provide how a fee payable on the filing of any document is to be paid where that document is filed electronically. The practice direction may disapply or modify these Rules as appropriate in relation to claims started electronically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15