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Rule 23.1 DefinitionsF4I1

England and Wales

In this Part—

  • “application notice” means a document in which the applicant states F1their intention to seek a court order; F2...

  • F3“hearing” means the occasion on which any interim or final decision is or may be made by a judge, at which a person is, or has a right to be, heard in person, by telephone, by video or by any other means which permits simultaneous communication; and

  • “respondent” means—

    1. (a)

      the person against whom the order is sought; and

    2. (b)

      such other person as the court may direct.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in rule 23.1 substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(2)(b)(i)

F2

Word in rule 23.1 omitted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(2)(b)(ii)

F3

Words in rule 23.1 inserted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(2)(c)

F4

Word in rule 23.1 heading substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(2)(a)

Commencement

I1

Rule 23.1 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

Notes on Part 23

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Pt. 23 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(1)(a)

F2

Word in Pt. 23 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(1)(b)

F3

Words in Pt. 23 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 14(1)(c)

F4

Words in Pt. 23 Table of Contents substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules, 1(1) 14(1)(d