Source: http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family/parts/part_04
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PART 4 - GENERAL CASE MANAGEMENT POWERS
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See also Practice Direction 4A, Practice Direction 4B
Part 4 GENERAL CASE MANAGEMENT POWERS
(1) In this Part, ‘statement of case’ means the whole or part of, an application form or answer.
(5) Where the court gives directions it will take into account whether or not a party has complied with any relevant pre-action protocol(GL).
(8) The court may not extend the period within which an application for a section 89 order must be made.
(1) Except where an enactment provides otherwise, the court may exercise its powers on an application or of its own initiative.
(Part 18 sets out the procedure for making an application.)
it must give each party likely to be affected by the order at least 5 days' notice of the hearing.
(7) If the High Court or a county court of its own initiative strikes out a statement of case or dismisses an application (including an application for permission to appeal) and it considers that the application is totally without merit –
(1) Except in proceedings to which Parts 12 to 14 apply, the court may strike out(GL) a statement of case if it appears to the court –
(a) the court has struck out an applicant's statement of case;
(4) Paragraph (1) does not limit any other power of the court to strike out(GL) a statement of case.
(5) If the High Court or a county court strikes out an applicant's statement of case and it considers that the application is totally without merit –
Practice Direction 4B sets out –
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