The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2009
These Rules come into force on 5 April 2010. They amend the Magistrates’ Courts Rules 1981. Rule 3 inserts a new rule 3A, giving magistrates’ courts explicit case management powers in relation to civil proceedings. These powers are substantially the same as those that can be exercised in criminal proceedings under Part 3 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2005.