The Civil Procedure (Amendment ) Rules 2013 were published on February 12th and broadly speaking the new rules will all come into effect on April 1st.
Chris Dale has produced a summary of the provisions for the E Disclosure Information Project blog which may be read at http://bit.ly/YfFzfO
Millnet has been advising law firms for some time on the potential changes. This advice is being distilled into a short, easy to follow, step by step guide, which will be available shortly so watch this space for notice of publication.