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The Family Procedure Rule Committee is consulting publicly on a new Practice Direction 27A concerning the preparation of bundles in family proceedings.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of a legal adviser member to the Family Procedure Rule Committee.
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The home of Family Procedure Rule Committee on GOV.UK. The Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC) makes rules of court that govern the practice and procedure followed in family proceedings in the High Court and family court.
The Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC) makes rules of court that govern the practice and procedure followed in family proceedings in the High Court and family court.
Forms to use with the Family Procedure Rules.
Ministers have approved the appointment of Laura Coyle as Practitioner Member of the Family Procedure Rules Committee for 3 years from 1 August 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Seeking views on the principle of proposed amendments to the Family Procedure Rules and Practice Directions, to encourage early resolution of private law arrangements.
New Pilot Practice Direction 36Q, new Practice Directions 5C, 25G, 41A and 41B, and amendments to Practice Directions 17A, 12G and 14E come into force in April 2020.
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