Part 51 TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND PILOT SCHEMES
See also Practice Direction 51A, Practice Direction 51M, Practice Direction 51O, Practice Direction 51P, Practice Direction 51R, Practice Direction 51T , Practice Direction 51U, Practice Direction 51V, Practice Direction 51W , Practice Direction 51X, Practice Direction 51Y, Practice Direction 51Z, Practice Direction 51ZA
51.1
Practice Direction 51A makes provision for the extent to which these Rules shall apply to proceedings issued before 26 April 1999.
Temporary modifications for coronavirus or other emergency
51.3
Practice directions may modify or disapply any provision of these rules–
(a) for specified periods; and
(b) in relation to proceedings in specified courts, in order to address issues for the work of the courts arising from the coronavirus (SARS- CoV-2) outbreak or any other public emergency