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PRACTICE DIRECTION 2A – FUNCTIONS OF THE COURT IN THE FAMILY PROCEDURE RULES 2010 AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS WHICH MAY BE PERFORMED BY A SINGLE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 7 June 2018
…the parties, to attend a MIAM and may adjourn proceedings pending MIAM attendance. PD 4B – Civil Restraint Orders Generally, the family court’s functions in respect of applications for civil…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/pd_part_02a
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PRACTICE DIRECTION 28A – COSTS 30 January 2017
…5 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004; or (iv) an order under Part 1 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 or Schedule 6 to the Civil Partnership…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/pd_part_28a
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PRACTICE DIRECTION 36A – TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 30 January 2017
…Courts (Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982) Rules 1986; the Family Proceedings Rules 1991; the Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) Rules 1991; the Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.)…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/pd_part_36a
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NOTES TO ACCOMPANY APRIL 2006 41st UPDATE 30 January 2017
…PD – Civil Recovery Proceedings Any queries with regard to these (1st January) amendments should be addressed to the Assets Recovery Agency (www.assetsrecovery.gov.uk). 1 April 2006 PD 23B – Pilot…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/contents/frontmatter/notes41
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PRACTICE DIRECTION 51ZE – SMALL CLAIMS TRACK AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO MEDIATION PILOT SCHEME 6 April 2026
The modifications to PD 51R apply only in relation to claims submitted using Online Civil Money Claims at or after 11am on 5th November 2024. For claims submitted before 11am…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part51/practice-direction-51ze-small-claims-track-automatic-referral-to-mediation-pilot-scheme
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PART 33 – MISCELLANEOUS RULES ABOUT EVIDENCE 30 January 2017
…Civil Evidence Act 19951 serving a witness statement on the other parties in accordance with the court’s order. (2) Where paragraph (1)(b) applies, the party intending to rely on the…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part33
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PRACTICE DIRECTION 62 – ARBITRATION 1 October 2025
…sent – (1) by first class post; (2) through a document exchange; or (3) by fax, electronic mail or other means of electronic communication. 62.3 – Starting the claim 2.1…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part62/pd_part62
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PRACTICE DIRECTION 36Z – PILOT SCHEME: PRIVATE LAW REFORM: INVESTIGATIVE APPROACH 26 November 2025
…Friends (Civil and Family Courts): July 2010: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/Guidance/mckenzie-friends-practice-guidance-july-2010.pdf). (Practice Direction 27C makes provision for the attendance at hearings of Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and Independent Sexual Violence Advisers.) 23.3 The officer…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/practice_directions/new-practice-direction-36z-pilot-scheme-private-law-reform-investigative-approach
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Notes to Accompany 1st October 2010 53rd Update 30 January 2017
…come into force when Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 commences. Introduction The 53rd Update to the Civil Procedure Rules introduces changes in a large number of…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/contents/frontmatter/notes53
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PART 29 – MISCELLANEOUS 1 June 2026
…special security. (In relation to paragraph (1)(aa), section 9(6) of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 provides that where a civil partnership is converted into a marriage, the civil…
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/parts/part_29