{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-procedure-rules-and-practice-directions-rules-2026/schedule/rule-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-procedure-rules-and-practice-directions-rules-2026/schedule/rule-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/696",
  "legislation_title": "The Online Procedure (Rules and Practice Directions) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/online-procedure-rules-and-practice-directions-rules-2026",
  "path": "schedule/rule/6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "The Overriding Objective",
  "text": "The court or tribunal must, in order to achieve the Overriding Objective, seek to—\n(a) manage online proceedings actively so that they are dealt with quickly and fairly;\n(b) make sure that all parties and witnesses, whether vulnerable or not, can fully participate in online proceedings and give their best evidence;\n(c) make sure that all parties are on an equal footing and are treated fairly;\n(d) promote all forms of dispute resolution in and out of court or tribunal;\n(e) find ways to make sure that online proceedings are dealt with proportionately to the value, importance and complexity of the case, the court’s resources and the financial position of each party;\n(f) make sure everyone obeys rules, practice directions and court orders;\n(g) allow reasonable public access to court and tribunal decision-making.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/696/schedule/rule/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:59:13.235300+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."
}