The Family Procedure Rules 2010

[F1What an application notice requesting the court’s permission must includeE+W

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25.7.—(1) Part 18 applies to an application for the court’s permission as mentioned in [F2section 13(1), (3) or (5) of the 2014 Act or] rule 25.4 [F2(2)].

(2) In any proceedings—

(a)the application notice requesting the court’s permission as mentioned in [F3section 13(1), (3) or (5) of the 2014 Act or] rule 25.4 [F3(2)] must state—

(i)the field in which the expert evidence is required;

(ii)where practicable, the name of the proposed expert;

(iii)the issues to which the expert evidence is to relate;

(iv)whether the expert evidence could be obtained from a single joint expert;

(v)the other matters set out in Practice Direction 25C or 25D, as the case may be; and

(b)a draft of the order sought is to be attached to the application notice requesting the court’s permission and that draft order must set out the matters specified in Practice Direction 25C or 25D, as the case may be.

(3) In children proceedings, an application notice requesting the court’s permission as mentioned in [F4section 13(1), (3) or (5) of the 2014 Act] must, in addition to the matters specified in paragraph (2)(a), state the questions which the expert is to be required to answer.]

Textual Amendments

F3Words in rule 25.7(2)(a) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 49(b)

F4Words in rule 25.7(3) substituted (22.4.2014) by virtue of The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/843), rules 1, 49(c)