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LNB news: Brexit amendments made to FPR 2010 Practice Directions

08 January 2021
Categories: Legal News , Family , Brexit , Procedure & practice
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Details of amendments to various Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Directions consequential to Brexit have been issued

Lexis®Library update: The amendments came into force at the same time as the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and Court of Protection Rules 2017 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/517, ie on implementation period (IP) completion day (11 pm on 31 December 2020) (as amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 from the original provision in SI 2019/517, reg 1 that the regulations would come into effect on exit day, ie 31 January 2020).

The amending document is dated 28 March 2019 but was issued after IP completion day.

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 7 January 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.com

​Source: Family Procedure Rules 2010 Practice Direction Update (Brexit)

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