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Communication of information for purposes connected with the proceedings

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12.75.—(1) A party or the legal representative of a party, on behalf of and upon the instructions of that party, may communicate information relating to the proceedings to any person where necessary to enable that party—

(a)by confidential discussion, to obtain support, advice or assistance in the conduct of the proceedings;

(b)to engage in mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution;

(c)to make and pursue a complaint against a person or body concerned in the proceedings; or

(d)to make and pursue a complaint regarding the law, policy or procedure relating to a category of proceedings to which this Part applies.

(2) Where information is communicated to any person in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) of this rule, no further communication by that person is permitted.

(3) When information relating to the proceedings is communicated to any person in accordance with paragraphs (1)(b),(c) or (d) of this rule—

(a)the recipient may communicate that information to a further recipient, provided that—

(i)the party who initially communicated the information consents to that further communication; and

(ii)the further communication is made only for the purpose or purposes for which the party made the initial communication; and

(b)the information may be successively communicated to and by further recipients on as many occasions as may be necessary to fulfil the purpose for which the information was initially communicated, provided that on each such occasion the conditions in sub-paragraph (a) are met.

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