
1 
These Rules may be cited as the Civil Procedure (Amendment No.8) Rules 2013, and come into force on 1st January 2014.
2 
For rule 26.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and the words in parentheses, substitute—“
26.11. 

(1) An application for a claim, other than a claim for libel and slander, to be tried with a jury must be made within 28 days of service of the defence.
(2) A claim for libel or slander must be tried by Judge alone, unless at the first case management conference a party applies for trial with a jury and the court makes an order to that effect.”
The Right Honourable Lord Dyson, MR
Stephen Richards, LJ
Philip Sales, J
Master Barbara Fontaine
District Judge Christopher Lethem
Nicholas Bacon QC
William Featherby QC
Edward Pepperall QC
Tim Lett
I allow these RulesSigned by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Shailesh Vara
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
6th December 2013