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The Civil Procedure Rules 1998
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[F1Appointment of a litigation friend by court order – supplementaryE+W
21.8.—(1) An application for an order under rule 21.6 or 21.7 must be served on every person on whom, in accordance with rule [F26.13] (service on parent, guardian etc.), the claim form must be served.
(2) Where an application for an order under rule 21.6 is in respect of a protected party, the application must also be served on the protected party unless the court orders otherwise.
(3) An application for an order under rule 21.7 must also be served on—
(a)the person who is the litigation friend, or who is purporting to act as the litigation friend, when the application is made; and
(b)the person who it is proposed should be the litigation friend, if he is not the applicant.
(4) On an application for an order under rule 21.6 or 21.7, the court may appoint the person proposed or any other person who satisfies the conditions specified in rule 21.4(3).]
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F1Pt. 21 substituted (1.10.2007) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/2204), rule 1, Sch. 2
F2Word in rule 21.8(1) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 15(d)
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