The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Order of filing and serving material and written submissions E+W

76.30.   Subject to any directions given by the court, the parties must file and serve any material and written submissions, and the special advocate must file and serve any written submissions, in the following order—

(a) the Secretary of State must file with the court all relevant material;

(b) the Secretary of State must serve on—

(i) the relevant party or his legal representative; and

(ii) the special advocate (as soon as one is appointed) or those instructing him,

any open material;

(c) the relevant party must file with the court and serve on the Secretary of State and special advocate (if one is appointed) or those instructing him any written evidence which he wishes the court to take into account at the hearing;

(d) the Secretary of State must file with the court any further relevant material;

(e) the Secretary of State must serve on—

(i) the relevant party or his legal representative, and

(ii) the special advocate (as soon as one is appointed) or those instructing him,

any open material filed with the court under paragraph (d);

(f) the Secretary of State must serve on the special advocate (if one has been appointed) any closed material;

(g) the parties and the special advocate (if one has been appointed) must file and serve any written submissions as directed by the court.

(Rules 76.28 and 76.29 will apply where any closed material is filed by the Secretary of State).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 76 inserted (14.3.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/656), rule 1, Sch.