# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 23.1: Definitions

Extent: E+W

In this Part—
“application notice” means a document in which the applicant states their intention to seek a court order; ...
“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—
(a)the person against whom the order is sought; and
(b)such other person as the court may direct.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/23.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-23.1
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