Jul
28

New ‘McKenzie Friends’ guidance issued

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Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls, and Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division, have issued new guidance concerning the appearance of McKenzie friends in civil and family proceedings.

The guidance applies to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), the High Court of Justice, the County Courts and the Family Proceedings Court.

It is intended to remind courts and litigants of the principles set out in the authorities and supersedes the guidance contained in Practice Note (Family Courts: McKenzie Friends) (No 2) [2008] 1 WLR 2757, which is now withdrawn.

This new guidance has been deemed necessary in the light of the increase in litigants-in-person in all levels of the civil and family courts.

The guidance can be read in full here.

Acknowledgement: Family Law Week

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