Official Solicitor standard instructions
Instructions to help solicitors when instructed by the Official Solicitor.
Applies to England and Wales
Documents
Details
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 Solicitor鈥檚 approach
- offers information about costs
- details what you鈥檙e 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
Related links
/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/local-authority-damages-referral-form
Updates to this page
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Welsh language version of Official Solicitor standard instructions updated: added new paragraph 1.11
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Official Solicitor standard instructions updated: added new paragraph 1.11
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Welsh translation published.
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First published.