27 July 2006

The President of the Family Division issued a practice direction FAMILY PROCEEDINGS: COURT BUNDLES (UNIVERSAL PRACTICE TO BE APPLIED IN ALL COURTS OTHER THAN THE FAMILY PROCEEDINGS COURT) on 27 July 2006. It aims to achieve consistency across the country in all family courts (other than the family proceedings court) in the preparation of court bundles and in respect of other related matters. It replaces the President's Direction (Family Proceedings: Court Bundles) [2000] 1 FLR 536 and will come into force on 2 October 2006. It will not remove or alter any obligation to comply with the requirements of the Public Law Protocol. The Practice Direction is reproduced below.

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