# The Court of Protection Rules 2007, Rule 145: Appointment of litigation friend by court order – supplementary


The applicant must serve a copy of an application for an order under rule 143 or 144 on—
(a) the person on whom an application form is to be served in accordance with rule 32 (service on children and protected parties);
(b) every other person who is a party to the proceedings;
(c) any person who is the litigation friend, or who is purporting to act as the litigation friend, when the application is made; and
(d) unless he is the applicant, the person who it is proposed should be the litigation friend,
as soon as practicable and in any event within 21 days of the date on which it was issued.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/145 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-145
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