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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1744",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2007",
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  "path": "rule/5",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Court’s duty to manage cases",
  "text": "(1) The court will further the overriding objective by actively managing cases.\n(2) Active case management includes—\n(a) encouraging the parties to co-operate with each other in the conduct of the proceedings;\n(b) identifying at an early stage—\n(i) the issues; and\n(ii) who should be a party to the proceedings;\n(c) deciding promptly—\n(i) which issues need a full investigation and hearing and which do not; and\n(ii) the procedure to be followed in the case;\n(d) deciding the order in which issues are to be resolved;\n(e) encouraging the parties to use an alternative dispute resolution procedure if the court considers that appropriate;\n(f) fixing timetables or otherwise controlling the progress of the case;\n(g) considering whether the likely benefits of taking a particular step justify the cost of taking it;\n(h) dealing with as many aspects of the case as the court can on the same occasion;\n(i) dealing with the case without the parties needing to attend at court;\n(j) making use of technology; and\n(k) giving directions to ensure that the case proceeds quickly and efficiently.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "word omitted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2015/548",
      "affecting_title": "The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015"
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      "affecting_title": "The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015"
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      "affecting": "uksi/2015/548",
      "affecting_title": "The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/5",
    "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."
}