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Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2017

Date:28 MAR 2017
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The Court of Protection Rules 2007 are amended with effect from 6 April 2017 (with some Practice Directions amended from 1 March 2017).

The changes encompass new rules for the use of Civil Restraint Orders to deal with claims that have no merit, and new rules and practice directions to reflect current practices and case-law in cross-jurisdictional cases, which are emerging more frequently.

Click here to view the changes to the Rules.

Click here to view the changes to the Practice Directions, which affect PD9E, PD10AA, PD13A, PD23C, PD24A and the Transparency Pilot PD.

Click here to view the new Practice Direction B that supplements Part 19 of the Rules.
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