Pre-litigation reforms under Part 2A of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) postponed

In brief – Proposed amendments postponed for 18 months

The proposed amendments to Part 2A of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), requiring parties to take reasonable steps to resolve their disputes before they commence court proceedings, have been postponed for 18 months.

NSW to monitor results of parallel federal regime

These amendments were scheduled to commence from 1 October 2011, with the exception of the Supreme Court of NSW, which was exempt from these laws. The amendments have been postponed in order to enable NSW to monitor the success of similar provisions that commenced in the federal courts on 1 August 2011.

Requirement to take reasonable steps to resolve a dispute