{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007",
  "path": "rule/3",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The overriding objective",
  "text": "(1) These Rules have the overriding objective of enabling the court to deal with a case justly, having regard to the principles contained in the Act.\n(2) The court will seek to give effect to the overriding objective when it—\n(a) exercises any power under these Rules; or\n(b) interprets any rule or practice direction.\n(3) Dealing with a case justly includes, so far as is practicable—\n(a) ensuring that it is dealt with expeditiously and fairly;\n(b) ensuring that P’s interests and position are properly considered;\n(c) dealing with the case in ways which are proportionate to the nature, importance and complexity of the issues;\n(d) ensuring that the parties are on an equal footing;\n(e) saving expense; and\n(f) allotting to it an appropriate share of the court’s resources, while taking account of the need to allot resources to other cases.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:51:00.743935+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."
}