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In circumstances where an application was signed prior to the commencement of section 65 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 but issued thereafter, can the court make provision for a qualified legal representative to be appointed to assist the applicant?

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Published on: 08 December 2022
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For the purposes of this response, it is assumed that the application stated to have been signed on 6 July 2022 and issued by the court on 22 July 2022 is the application that led to the commencement of the proceedings, rather than it being an application made within existing proceedings.

FPR 2010, PD 3AB gives procedural effect to the prohibition on cross-examination in person in family proceedings set out in sections 31Q–31Z of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, which was inserted by section 65 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (DAA 2021). This includes making provision for the appointment of a qualified legal representative (QLR) to assist certain categories of litigant. FPR 2010, PD 3AB does not apply in relation to family proceedings which were started before the day on which DAA 2021, s 65 came into

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