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The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
The civil procedure rules govern the way civil cases are managed, and set out the processes of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court.
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Find out details of the procedure codes and additional procedure codes that are excluded from use with Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP) with regular use and Entry in Declarants Records (EIDR).
The Online Procedure Rule Committee was set up under the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 to make rules governing the practice and procedure for specific types of online court and tribunal proceedings across the Civil, Family and Tribunal jurisdictions....
Explanation of legal phrases used in the Civil Procedure Rules.
Explanation of legal phrases used in the Family Procedure Rules.
Find out details of the Procedure Codes and Additional Procedure Codes (both Union and National) excluded from use with Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP) with regular use and Entry in Declarants Records (EIDR).
The Tribunal Procedure Committee makes rules governing the practice and procedure in the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal. TPC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
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