Article 4 Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
In Part 6—
in the table of contents, for “patients” substitute “protected parties”;
in rule 6.6(1), in the first sentence, for “patient” substitute “protected party”;
for the table in rule 6.6(1) substitute—
“
Type of document Nature of party Persons to be served Claim form Child who is not also a protected party One of the child’s parents or guardians; or
if there is no parent or guardian, an adult with whom the child resides or in whose care the child is.
Claim form Protected party One of the following persons with authority in relation to the protected party as:
- (i)
the attorney under a registered enduring power of attorney,
- (ii)
the donee of a lasting power of attorney,
- (iii)
the deputy appointed by the Court of Protection; or
if there is no such person, an adult with whom the protected party resides or in whose care the protected party is.
Application for an order appointing a litigation friend, where the child or protected party has no litigation friend Child or protected party See rule 21.8. Any other document Child or protected party The litigation friend who is conducting the proceedings on behalf of the child or protected party. ”; and
in rule 6.6(2), for “patient” substitute “protected party”.