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• Updated: 12 June 2022

Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity

• Overview

  You can be appointed as litigation friend to make decisions about a court…

• Duties

  You must ‘direct the proceedings’ on behalf of the other person if you’re…

• Who can be a litigation friend

  The court can appoint anyone to be a litigation friend, for example: a…

• Apply to be a litigation friend

  You can apply to be someone’s litigation friend by either: providing a…

• Ask the court to appoint a litigation friend

  You or anyone involved can apply to the court to get a litigation friend…

• Stop being a litigation friend

  You’ll usually stop being a litigation friend when: the case ends, unless…

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