# The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014, Article 20: Allocation: all other proceedings


(1) An application of a type not referred to in other rules in this Part or in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 shall be allocated by one or more of the persons referred to in rule 4.
(2) When deciding which level of judge to allocate such an application to, the decision must be based on consideration of the relative significance of the following factors—
(a) the need to make the most effective and efficient use of the local judicial resource and the resource of the High Court bench that is appropriate, given the nature and type of application;
(b) the need to avoid delay;
(c) the need for judicial continuity;
(d) the location of the parties or of any child relevant to the proceedings; and
(e) complexity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/840/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-court-composition-and-distribution-of-business-rules-2014/article-20
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