Rule 21.1 Scope of this PartF1

contains special provisions which apply in proceedings involving children and protected parties;

sets out how a person becomes a litigation friend; and

does not apply to—

where one of the parties to the proceedings is a child.

‘the 2005 Act’ means the Mental Capacity Act 2005;

‘child’ means a person under 18;

‘lacks capacity’ means lacks capacity within the meaning of the 2005 Act;

‘protected party’ means a party, or an intended party, who lacks capacity to conduct the proceedings;

‘protected beneficiary’ means a protected party who lacks capacity to manage and control any money recovered by F3them or on F4their behalf or for their benefit in the proceedingsF5;

“specified debts” has the same meaning as in rule 75.1(2)(e); and

“taking control of goods” means using the procedure to take control of goods contained in Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.