# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 21.7: Court’s power to change a litigation friend and to prevent person acting as a litigation friend


(1) The court may—
(a) direct that a person may not act as a litigation friend;
(b) terminate a litigation friend’s appointment; or
(c) appoint a new litigation friend instead of an existing one.
(2) An application for an order under paragraph (1) must be supported by evidence.
(3) The court may not appoint a litigation friend under this rule unless it is satisfied that the person to be appointed satisfies the conditions in rule 21.4(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/21.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-21.7
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