PART 2GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 4REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT
Lay support: functions, conditions and dutiesI14.6
1
A lay supporter may assist a party by accompanying the party at hearings in court or in chambers.
2
A lay supporter may, if authorised by the party, assist the party by—
a
providing moral support;
b
helping to manage court documents and other papers;
c
taking notes of the proceedings;
d
quietly advising on—
i
points of law and procedure;
ii
issues which the party litigant might wish to raise with the Court.
3
A party may show any document (including a court document) or communicate any information about the proceedings to that party’s lay supporter without contravening any prohibition or restriction on the disclosure of the document or information.
4
Where a document or information is disclosed under paragraph (3), the lay supporter is subject to any prohibition or restriction on the disclosure in the same way that the party is.
5
A lay supporter must not receive, directly or indirectly, from the party any remuneration or other reward for assisting the party.
6
Any expenses incurred by a party in connection with a lay supporter are not recoverable expenses in the proceedings.