# The Court of Protection Rules 2007, Rule 55: What the court will do when an application for permission to start proceedings is filed


Within 14 days of a permission form being filed, the court will issue it and—
(a) grant the application in whole or in part, or subject to conditions, without a hearing and may give directions in connection with the issue of the application form;
(b) refuse the application without a hearing; or
(c) fix a date for the hearing of the application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1744/rule/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2007/rule-55
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