An application to which these Rules apply shall be made -

(1) The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, and any relevant practice direction, apply in respect of any application to which these Rules apply, except where these Rules make provision to inconsistent effect.

(2) Subject to paragraph (5), an application shall be made either -

(a) by claim form as provided by the relevant practice direction and the claimant must use the CPR Part 8 (alternative procedure for claims) procedure, or

(b) by application notice as provided for by the relevant practice direction.

(3) CPR rule 8.1(3) (power of the court to order the claim to continue as if the claimant had not used the Part 8 procedure), CPR rule 8.2 (contents of the claim form) and CPR rule 8.7 (Part 20 claims) do not apply.

(4) Rule 12.59 (appeals and reviews of court orders in corporate insolvency) and rule 12.62 (procedure on appeal) of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 apply.