{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-21.8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-21.8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/21.8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "21.8",
  "heading": "Appointment of a litigation friend by court order – supplementary",
  "text": "(1) An application for an order under rule 21.6 or 21.7 must be served on every person on whom, in accordance with rule 6.13 (service on parent, guardian etc.), the claim form must be served.\n(2) In the case of a protected party, an application under rule 21.6 must also be served on the protected party, unless the court directs otherwise.\n(3) An application for an order under rule 21.7 must also be served on—\n(a) the person who is the litigation friend, or appearing to act as such, when the application is made; and\n(b) the proposed litigation friend, if they are not the applicant.\n(4) On an application for an order under rule 21.6 or 21.7, the court may appoint the person proposed or any other person who satisfies the conditions ... in rule 21.4(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 21 substituted (1.10.2007) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/2204), rule 1, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in rule 21.8(1) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 15(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Rule 21.8(2) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 14(9)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in rule 21.8(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 14(9)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Rule 21.8(3)(b) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 14(9)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in rule 21.8(4) omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 14(9)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/21.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}