The Court of Protection Rules 2017 No. 1035 (L. 16)

PART 17 E+W LITIGATION FRIENDS AND RULE 1.2 REPRESENTATIVES

SECTION 1 – LITIGATION FRIENDS E+W

Procedure where appointment of a litigation friend comes to an end for a child E+W

17.7.  When a child reaches 18, provided the child is neither—

(a) P; nor

(b) a protected party,

the litigation friend's appointment ends and the child must serve notice on every other party—

(i) stating that the child has reached full age;

(ii) stating that the appointment of the litigation friend has ended; and

(iii) providing an address for service.