Practice Direction (Family Proceedings: Court Bundles): 10 Mar 2000

There should at be lodged with the court a summary of the background to the hearing; a statement of the issue or issues to be determined; a summary of the order or directions sought by each party; a chronology; and skeleton arguments.

Citations:

Times 22-Mar-2000, [2000] 1 WLR 737, [2000] 1 FLR 536

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedIn R H (A Minor) (Court Bundles: Disallowance of Fees) CA 6-Jun-2000
The court’s practice direction on the provision of bundles and the specification of what the bundles should contain in Family Division cases, a warning to practitioners that they would have little by way of answer to a wasted costs order. The . .
CitedCF v Secretary of State for the Home Department FD 30-Jan-2004
The court considered the choice or procedures arising in relation to a baby ward of court living with its mother in prison. The sentence to be served would take the child beyond the maximum age provided for in mother and baby units. . .
CitedE v Channel Four, News International Ltd and St Helens Borough Council FD 1-Jun-2005
The applicant sought an order restraining publication by the defendants of material, saying she did not have capacity to consent to the publication. She suffered a multiple personality disorder. She did herself however clearly wish the film to be . .
CitedX and Y, Re Bundles FD 22-Aug-2008
The court considered the continuing failure of parties to follow the requirements as to preparation of court bundles, and particularly in urgent applications: ‘This continuing failure by the professions to comply with their obligations is simply . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Family, Litigation Practice

Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.183194