The practice and procedure provided in all former Acts of Assembly governing depositions and discovery, which have been repealed by the Judiciary Act Repealer Act (JARA), act of April 28, 1978, No. 53 and which are now part of the common law of the Commonwealth by virtue of Section 3(b) of JARA, are hereby abolished and shall not continue as part of the common law of the Commonwealth.
231 Pa. Code r. 4025