Security for costs under CPR 25 (2025): practitioner checklist for applications, objections and surety disputes, including CPR 25.27 conditions (England and Wales)
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On 6 April 2025, changes to CPR 25 entered into force, renumbering the earlier provisions of CPR 25 and also revising elements of the wording concerning security for costs. This Practice Note describes the prior rule 25 as ‘old rule 25’ and, where applicable, points out any distinctions between the current CPR 25 and the old rule 25. Regarding the conditions that must be satisfied before the court is able to make an order for security for costs, CPR 25.13 was renumbered as CPR 25.27, and some of its provisions have changed accordingly. The old rule 25 can be found here: This Checklist proceeds on the basis that a claimant refuses to supply the security sought. It identifies the stages involved in obtaining security for costs, from the claimant’s first approach for security through to the cancellation of the security once the process has been completed. It also addresses the issue of refusal to comply with an order for security for costs, together with any objection raised to the proposed surety. This Checklist does not cover security for costs on an appeal...
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