8.23. Subject to rule9.26(6), the rules in this Chapter apply to an application for permission to apply for a financial remedy under section 13 of the 1984 Act and paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the 2004 Act. (Rule 9.26(6) enables the application for permission to apply for a financial remedy under section 13 of the 1984 Act or paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the 2004 Act to be heard at the same time as the application for a financial remedy under Part 3 of the 1984 Act or Schedule 7 to the 2004 Act where that application is an application for a consent order.)
8.24.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the application must be made in the principal registry.
(2) Where rule 9.26(6) applies, the application must be made in the court hearing the application for a financial remedy. (Rule 9.5(2) specifies the court where the application for the consent order should be filed.)
(3) The application must be made in accordance with the Part 18 procedure.
8.25.—(1) The court may grant an application made without notice if it appears to the court that there are good reasons for not giving notice.
(2) If the applicant makes an application without giving notice, the applicant must state the reasons why notice has not been given.
8.26. The court officer must—
(a)fix a date, time and place for the hearing of the application by a judge, but not a district judge; and
(b)give notice of the date of the hearing to the applicant.
8.27. An application under this Chapter must be heard in private unless the court directs otherwise.
8.28. If the application is granted, the judge may direct that the application for a financial remedy under Part 3 of the 1984 Act or Schedule 7 to the 2004 Act may be heard by a district judge of the principal registry.