PART 17LITIGATION FRIENDS AND RULE 1.2 REPRESENTATIVES
SECTION 1 – LITIGATION FRIENDS
Court's power to prevent a person from acting as a litigation friend or to bring an end to an appointment of a person as a litigation friend or to appoint another one17
1
The court may either on its own initiative or on the application of any person—
a
direct that a person may not act as a litigation friend;
b
bring to an end a litigation friend's appointment; or
c
appoint a new litigation friend in place of an existing one.
2
If an application for an order under paragraph (1) is based on the conduct of the litigation friend, it must be supported by evidence.
3
The court may not appoint a litigation friend under this rule unless it is satisfied that the person to be appointed satisfies the conditions in rule 17.1(1).
4
The appointment of a litigation friend continues until brought to an end by court order.
(Rule 13.1 (procedure for disputing the court's jurisdiction) applies if P has capacity in relation to the matter or matters to which the application relates.)