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Part 21 CHILDREN AND PROTECTED PARTIESC1F1

Contents of this Part

Scope of this PartRule 21.1
Requirement for a litigation friend in proceedings by or against children and protected partiesRule 21.2
Stage of proceedings at which a litigation friend becomes necessaryRule 21.3
Who may be a litigation friend without a court orderRule 21.4
How a person becomes a litigation friend without a court orderRule 21.5
How a person becomes a litigation friend by court orderRule 21.6
Court’s power to change a litigation friend and to prevent a person acting as a litigation friendRule 21.7
Appointment of a litigation friend by court order- supplementaryRule 21.8
Procedure where appointment of a litigation friend ceasesRule 21.9
Compromise etc. by or on behalf of a child or protected partyRule 21.10
Control of money recovered by or on behalf of a child or protected partyRule 21.11
F2Costs and expenses incurred by a litigation friendRule 21.12
Appointment of a guardian of a child’s estateRule 21.13
  1. 21.1Scope of this Part
  2. 21.2Requirement for a litigation friend in proceedings by or against children and protected parties
  3. 21.3Stage of proceedings at which a litigation friend becomes necessary
  4. 21.4Who may be a litigation friend without a court order
  5. 21.5How a person becomes a litigation friend without a court order
  6. 21.6How a person becomes a litigation friend by court order
  7. 21.7Court’s power to change a litigation friend and to prevent person acting as a litigation friend
  8. 21.8Appointment of a litigation friend by court order – supplementary
  9. 21.9Procedure where appointment of a litigation friend ceases
  10. 21.10Compromise etc. by or on behalf of a child or protected party
  11. 21.11Control of money recovered by or on behalf of a child or protected party
  12. 21.12Costs and expenses incurred by a litigation friend
  13. 21.13Appointment of a guardian of a child’s estate

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 21 substituted (1.10.2007) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/2204), rule 1, Sch. 2

F2

Words in Pt. 21 Table of Contents substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 14(1)

Modifications

C1

Pt. 21 applied (1.11.2009) by The Water Industry (Special Administration) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2477), rules 2, 97