{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-4.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010/rule-4.6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/2955",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure Rules 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-rules-2010",
  "path": "rule/4.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "4.6",
  "heading": "Relief from sanctions",
  "text": "(1) On an application for relief from any sanction imposed for a failure to comply with any rule, practice direction or court order the court will consider all the circumstances including—\n(a) the interests of the administration of justice;\n(b) whether the application for relief has been made promptly;\n(c) whether the failure to comply was intentional;\n(d) whether there is a good explanation for the failure;\n(e) the extent to which the party in default has complied with other rules, practice directions, court orders and any relevant pre-action protocol(GL) ;\n(f) whether the failure to comply was caused by the party or the party's legal representative;\n(g) whether the hearing date or the likely hearing date can still be met if relief is granted;\n(h) the effect which the failure to comply had on each party; and\n(i) the effect which the granting of relief would have on each party or a child whose interest the court considers relevant.\n(2) An application for relief must be supported by evidence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2955/rule/4.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:56.480940+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."
}