Part 23: Application and Citation of Case Numbers (Probate and Other Matters Proceedings)

203. Application of provisions of the Rules of Court 2021 204. Application of these Practice Directions 205. Application of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 206. Citation of case numbers

Pursuant to Part 1, Rule 2(3) of the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024, the following provisions of the Rules of Court 2021 shall apply with the necessary modifications:

Order 6, except Rules 3(6), 6(5), (6) and (7), 7(7) and (8), 8(3) and 9(3) Order 7 Order 8 Order 9, except Rules 6, 9(7)(e), (f), (g) and (m) and 17 Order 10 Order 11 Order 12 Order 13 Order 14, except Rules 1(6), 4(1)(c) and 12 Order 15, except Rules 1 and 2 Order 16, except Rules 2(6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) Order 17 Order 22, except Rule 12 Order 28 &x20; Order 29 Order 29A Order 32 Order 54 Order 69 Order 70

Unless otherwise provided in Part 24 or 25 of these Practice Directions, the following provisions of these Practice Directions apply with necessary modifications to proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024:

Part 4, paragraphs 47, 48, 50 and 51 Part 13, paragraphs 104, 106(1) (except sub-paragraph 1(c)), 106(4) to (8), 106(10) to (14), 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121 (for the record of hearing under Order 15, Rule 11 of the Rules of Court 2021), 122 (for the purpose of Order 15, Rule 11 of the Rules of Court 2021), 123, 129(1) to (4) and 129(8) Part 14 Part 19, paragraph 163 Part 20, paragraphs 166, 167 and 168 Part 22, paragraphs 193, 194, 195, 196 (the email to be used for queries pertaining to hearings by video or telephone conferencing is ), 197, 199, 200, 201 and 202

Where the provisions set out in sub-paragraph (1) apply to and in relation to any proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024, the references in these provisions to a rule specified in the first column of the following table are to be read as references to the term specified opposite in the second column of that table:

| Provision in the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024 | Corresponding Provision in the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024 | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Part 22, Rule 1(2) | Part 16, Rule 1(2) | | Part 22, Rules 2(2) and (3) | Part 16, Rules 2(2) and (3) | | Part 22, Rule 23 | Part 16, Rule 20 | | Part 22, Rule 28 | Part 16, Rule 27 | | Part 25, Rule 1 | Part 17, Rule 1 | | Part 25, Rule 3 | Part 17, Rule 3 | | Third Schedule | Third Schedule |

Unless otherwise provided in Part 24 or 25 of these Practice Directions, the following provisions of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 apply with necessary modifications to proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024:

Part 2, paragraph 23 Part 3 Part 5 Part 8, paragraph 57(1) to (4), 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 Part 9, paragraphs 66, 67, 68, 68A, 71, 72, 73 and 75 Part 10, paragraphs 76, 77 (except that letters of request may only be issued by the Family Division), 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 84A Part 11, paragraphs 96, 100, 101, 102 (to be applied to trials in Court as well), 104, 105 and 106 Part 12, paragraphs 107, 109(5) and 110 Part 16, except paragraph 144

Where the provisions set out in sub-paragraph (1) apply to and in relation to any proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024, the references in the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 to a term specified in the first column of the following table are to be read as references to the term specified opposite in the second column of that table:

Term in Rules of Court 2021Term under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024Court(a) the Family Division or a judge sitting in the Family Division;

All originating processes and summons filed in the Family Justice Courts under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024 on or after 15 October 2024 must bear case numbers in the following format:

Description of Court / Type of application \[Case number] / Year filed

For example:

| Case number format | Type of case | | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | HCF/P \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Application for grant filed in the Family Division | | FC/P \[Case Number] / \[Year filed] | Application for grant filed in the Family Courts | | HCF/OAP \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Originating application in relation to probate or the administration of an estate filed in the Family Division | | FC/OAP \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Originating application in relation to probate or the administration of an estate filed in the Family Courts | | HCF/OC \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Originating claim filed in the Family Division | | FC/OC \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Originating claim filed in the Family Courts | | HCF/CAVP \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Probate caveat filed in the Family Division | | FC/CAVP \[Case number] / \[Year filed] | Probate caveat filed in the Family Courts | | HC/SUM \[Sub-Case Number] / \[Year filed] | Summons filed in the Family Division | | FC/SUM \[Sub-Case Number] / \[Year filed] | Summons filed in the Family Courts |

Parties are to cite the case number in full in all documents and correspondence which are submitted to the Court.