Part 8 Proceedings Explained: A One-Day Guide for Legal Practitioners

The purpose of this course is to enable practitioners to answer the following questions on Part 8 Claim proceedings:

• Who can use a Part 8 Claim
• What use is a Part 8 Claim
• Where can you use a Part 8 Claim
• When can you use a Part 8 Claim
• Why use a Part 8 Claim
• How you use a Part 8 Claim procedure
• How much might a Part 8 Claim cost

What you will learn

• What is a Part 8 Claim?
• Why issue a Part 8 Claim?
• Part 8 Claim compared to Part 7 Claim proceedings
• Types of claim in which Part 8 procedure may be used
• Proceedings prohibiting Part 8
• Contents of the claim form (N208)
• Practice Directions 8A (alternative procedure for claims), 8B (low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents), 8C (Statutory Review of certain planning matters)
• Drafting the Part 8 claim form and supporting evidence.

Issue of claim form

• Acknowledgment of service
• Defence and responding to a Part 8 claim
• Objection to use of the Part 8 procedure
• Filing and serving written evidence
• Counterclaims and other additional claims
• Disclosure (including Ball v Ball [2020] EWHC 1020 (Ch)
• Evidence
  • Oral evidence: Vitpol Building Service v Samen [2008] EWHC 2283; Structure Consulting Ltd v Maroush Food Production Ltd [2017] EWHC 962
  • Limitation of Part 8 claims: GYH v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 121
  • Effect of improper use of Part 8: Hannigan v Hannigan [2000] 2 FCR 650; Halal Meat Sellers Committee Ltd v HMC (UK) Ltd [2020] EWHC 2190
  • Allegations of fraud and disputed issues of fact: Competition and Markets Authority v Care UK Health and Social Holdings Ltd and another [2019] EWHC 2828,
  • Hybrid Part 8 proceedings: National Crime Agency v Leahy [2020] EWHC 1242; Points of Claim and Defence
  • Remedies: Declaration, what to ask for
  • Part 8 Claim Form on the Limitation Period for Service of the Claim Form: Grant v Dawn Meats [2018] EWCA Civ 2212
  • Court Hearing: nature and what to expect
  • Judgment
  • Costs

Case Studies

• Practical case studies and examples will be included throughout the day

The lead trainer for this Part 8 Claims course was called to the Bar in 1995, he brings a wealth of experience gained from a distinguished career that spans both the independent Bar and senior positions within leading City and international law firms. He has also worked in New York and the Cayman Islands. His practice is dispute-led, with a strong emphasis on the intersection between legal, commercial, and tax issues.

He is a specialist in tax law and its associated fields, including commercial chancery, equity, company law, cryptocurrency and digital assets, partnerships, insolvency, and professional negligence. He advises on complex investigations and appears regularly for corporate entities, individuals, and HMRC at both trial and appellate levels. Much of his work involves high-value or technically challenging disputes, often arising from cross-border transactions or cases with voluminous documentation. He also has experience advising and representing individuals in matters involving allegations of fraud, including criminal tax investigations.

The trainer was awarded a Ph.D. (University of London) in Tax Law relating to intellectual property and its exploitation. He is co-author of Taxation of Intellectual Property (Bloomsbury Publishing), A Practical Guide to Tax Disputes (Lexis) and Internet Business (Commerce and Tax) (Jordans).

He is ranked as a Leading Practitioner in Chambers UK Bar 2025 and has particular expertise in areas such as corporate structures, partnerships, intellectual property, trusts, and insolvency, allowing him to provide strategic, commercially attuned advice across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.

He appears regularly in courts and tribunals across the UK, including London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, acting both as sole counsel and as part of larger legal teams.

The course co-presenter is a dedicated tax specialist 'Pupil Barrister' with a rapidly developing practice encompassing a broad range of domestic and international tax matters. He read law at the age of 17 and was a Vice Chancellor International Scholar at Cardiff University. He was called to the Bar by the age of 21. Alongside his Bar studies he was working under a pre-eminent tax silk in the country.

This course will enable a practitioner to understand:

• Whether a Part 8 Claim is suitable for a dispute, and all relevant issues relating to the issue of a Part 8 Claim
• The range of remedies for a Part 8 claim
• The benefit of Part 8 proceedings compared to Part 7 proceedings

• Delivered by highly experienced trainers
• Practical case study examples will be provided
• Detailed and comprehensive course.

It is relevant to all lawyers whether in private practice or employed in house.

This practical course provides a clear and accessible seminar on Part 8 Claim proceedings under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), with comparative analysis to Part 7 procedures. Designed for legal professionals (solicitors whether in practice or inhouse) who are new to or developing their understanding of Part 8 litigation, the course answers key questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how to use the Part 8 route effectively. Participants will learn the procedural framework, case types, drafting techniques, evidentiary rules, and common pitfalls associated with the process.