Lay support: functions, conditions and dutiesS
4.6.—(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.
Commencement Information
I1Para. 4.6 in force at 6.1.2022, see para. 1.1(2)