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Official Solicitor standard instructions

Instructions to help solicitors when instructed by the Official Solicitor.

Applies to England and Wales

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Guidance for solicitors about what to do when the Official Solicitor acts as litigation friend of P, a protected party or a child.

The document:

  • explains your role and the Official Solicitor바카라 사이트™s approach
  • offers information about costs
  • details what you바카라 사이트™re expected to do around hearings and court proceedings
  • outlines what to do if P or the protected party recovers capacity, or the child turns 18

/litigation-friend

/government/publications/certificate-as-to-capacity-to-conduct-proceedings

/government/publications/appointing-a-litigation-friend-checklist

/government/organisations/official-solicitor-and-public-trustee

/government/publications/appointment-of-official-solicitor-in-family-proceedings-practice-note

/government/publications/official-solicitor-referral-form-for-children-act-public-law-proceedings

/government/publications/appointment-of-the-official-solicitor-in-welfare-proceedings-practice-note

/government/publications/appointment-of-the-official-solicitor-in-property-and-affairs-proceedings-practice-note

/government/publications/local-authority-damages-referral-form

Updates to this page

Published 5 February 2024
Last updated 24 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Welsh language version of Official Solicitor standard instructions updated: added new paragraph 1.11

  2. Official Solicitor standard instructions updated: added new paragraph 1.11

  3. Welsh translation published.

  4. First published.

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