Court of Protection Rules 2007
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The Court of Protection Rules 2007 were a set of procedural rules in England and Wales that governed how the Court of Protection handled cases concerning individuals who lacked mental capacity, before being superseded by later rules.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
procedural rules
ⓘ
secondary legislation ⓘ statutory instrument ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Court of Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
judges of the Court of Protection ⓘ litigants in person in the Court of Protection ⓘ practitioners appearing in the Court of Protection ⓘ proceedings under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mental Capacity Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
best interests decisions for persons lacking capacity
ⓘ
vulnerable adults lacking mental capacity ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on appeals and reviews
ⓘ
provisions on case management powers of the Court of Protection ⓘ provisions on costs in the Court of Protection ⓘ provisions on evidence ⓘ provisions on hearings in public or private ⓘ provisions on representation of parties ⓘ provisions on service of documents ⓘ provisions on starting proceedings ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enablingAct | Mental Capacity Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | procedure in the Court of Protection ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
civil procedure
ⓘ
mental capacity law ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh law ⓘ |
| objective |
to ensure fair handling of cases involving persons lacking capacity
ⓘ
to provide a clear procedural framework for Court of Protection cases ⓘ |
| purpose | to set out procedural rules for cases involving persons who lack mental capacity ⓘ |
| regulates |
appeals from decisions of the Court of Protection
ⓘ
applications to the Court of Protection ⓘ case management in the Court of Protection ⓘ hearings in the Court of Protection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Court of Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mental Capacity Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ civil procedure rules in England and Wales ⓘ |
| status | superseded ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
personal welfare decisions for persons lacking capacity
ⓘ
persons who lack capacity to make certain decisions ⓘ property and affairs of persons lacking capacity ⓘ |
| supersededBy | later Court of Protection procedural rules ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCourtRules | specialist court rules ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Court of Protection judiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
legal practitioners in mental capacity cases ⓘ |
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