Amended Practice Directions in force from 1 April

Three Practice Directions have been amended with effect from 1 April 2024.
In summary the changes are:

• Practice Direction 2A is amended to make provision for circumstances in which circuit judges and recorders may act as Tier 3 Judges.
• Practice Direction 19B is substituted to reflect updates to fixed costs that may be claimed by deputies, and to make other consequential amendments to reflect recent case law.
• Practice Direction 20B is amended to clarify the circumstances in which appeals from a Tier 2 Judge may be heard by the Court of Appeal.

The revised PDs can be downloaded from the Judiciary website here.