Guidance: Appointment of Official Solicitor in family proceedings: practice note

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The Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts: Appointment in Family Proceedings and Proceedings under the Inherent Jurisdiction in Relation to Adults

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This practice note for solicitors contains information about:

appointing the Official Solicitor as litigation friend of a child in family proceedings or a protected party
requests from the court for the Official Solicitor to conduct Harbin v Masterman enquiries
requests from the court for the Official Solicitor to act as, or appoint counsel to act as, an advocate to the court

Published 1 March 2013
Last updated 17 May 2023 +show all updates

17 May 2023
Contact details for the Official Solicitor have been updated in the document.
30 January 2017
Updated practice note
1 March 2013
First published.

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