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| SECTION 14 | |
| 14.1 | The Slip Rule |
| The court may at any time correct an accidental slip or omission in any certificate issued by the court and may vary any certificate in order to make the meaning and intention of the court clear: see CPR 40.12 (often known as the "slip rule") and the Practice Direction supplementing it. Although it is mainly used to correct typographical or arithmetical mistakes, the slip rule can also be used to correct other more substantial errors and omissions in expressing the manifest intention of the court. | |
| 14.2 | Applications for Amendment |
| An application under the slip rule may be made informally (eg, by letter) or formally, by application under Part 23 (as to which see Section 17, below). The application may be dealt with without a hearing if the applicant so requests, or with the consent of all parties, or where the court does not consider that a hearing would be appropriate. However, if the application is, or is likely to be, opposed, it should be listed for hearing before a Costs Judge. | |