Amendments to the Court of Protection Rules 2007
9. For rule 9 substitute—
“Application of Civil Procedure Rules and Family Procedure Rules
9.—(1) In any case not expressly provided for by these Rules or the practice directions made under them, the court may apply either the Civil Procedure Rules 1998(1) or the Family Procedure Rules 2010(2) (including in either case the practice directions made under them) with any necessary modifications, in so far as is necessary to further the overriding objective.
(2) A reference in these Rules to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 or to the Family Procedure Rules 2010 is to the version of those rules in force at the date specified for the purpose of that reference in the relevant practice direction.
Pilot schemes
9A.—(1) Practice directions may make provision for the operation of pilot schemes for assessing the use of new practices and procedures in connection with proceedings—
(a)for specified periods; and
(b)in relation to proceedings—
(i)in specified parts of the country; or
(ii)relating to specified types of application.
(2) Practice directions may modify or disapply any provision of these Rules during the operation of such pilot schemes.”.
S.I. 1998/3132 (as amended).
S.I. 2010/2955 (as amended).