PART 23: APPLICATION AND CITATION OF CASE NUMBERS (PROBATE AND OTHER MATTERS PROCEEDINGS)

203. Application of provisions of the Rules of Court 2021

204. Application of these Practice Directions

205. Application of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021

206. Citation of case numbers

203. Application of provisions of the Rules of Court 2021

Pursuant to Part 1, Rule 2(3) of the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024, the following provisions of the Rules of Court 2021 shall apply with the necessary modifications:

Order 6, except Rules 3(6), 6(5), (6) and (7), 7(7) and (8), 8(3) and 9(3)

Order 7

Order 8

Order 9, except Rules 6, 9(7)(e), (f), (g) and (m) and 17

Order 10

Order 11

Order 12

Order 13

Order 14, except Rules 1(6), 4(1)(c) and 12

Order 15, except Rules 1 and 2

Order 16, except Rules 2(6), (7), (8), (9) and (10)

Order 17

Order 22, except Rule 12

Order 28

Order 29

Order 29A

Order 32

Order 54

Order 69

Order 70

204. Application of these Practice Directions

(1) Unless otherwise provided in Part 24 or 25 of these Practice Directions, the following provisions of these Practice Directions apply with necessary modifications to proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024:

Part 4, paragraphs 47, 48, 50 and 51

Part 13, paragraphs 104, 106(1) (except sub-paragraph 1(c)), 106(4) to (8), 106(10) to (14), 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121 (for the record of hearing under Order 15, Rule 11 of the Rules of Court 2021), 122 (for the purpose of Order 15, Rule 11 of the Rules of Court 2021), 123, 129(1) to (4) and 129(8)

Part 14

Part 19, paragraph 163

Part 20, paragraphs 166, 167 and 168

Part 22, paragraphs 193, 194, 195, 196 (the email to be used for queries pertaining to hearings by video or telephone conferencing is [e-mail]), 197, 199, 200, 201 and 202

(2) Where the provisions set out in sub-paragraph (1) apply to and in relation to any proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024, the references in these provisions to a rule specified in the first column of the following table are to be read as references to the term specified opposite in the second column of that table:

Provision in the Family Justice (General) Rules 2024	Corresponding Provision in the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024
Part 22, Rule 1(2)	Part 16, Rule 1(2)
Part 22, Rules 2(2) and (3)	Part 16, Rules 2(2) and (3)
Part 22, Rule 23	Part 16, Rule 20
Part 22, Rule 28	Part 16, Rule 27
Part 25, Rule 1	Part 17, Rule 1
Part 25, Rule 3	Part 17, Rule 3
Third Schedule	Third Schedule

205. Application of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021

(1) Unless otherwise provided in Part 24 or 25 of these Practice Directions, the following provisions of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 apply with necessary modifications to proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024:

Part 2, paragraph 23

Part 3

Part 5

Part 8, paragraph 57(1) to (4), 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65

Part 9, paragraphs 66, 67, 68, 68A, 71, 72, 73 and 75

Part 10, paragraphs 76, 77 (except that letters of request may only be issued by the Family Division), 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 84A

Part 11, paragraphs 96, 100, 101, 102 (to be applied to trials in Court as well), 104, 105 and 106

Part 12, paragraphs 107, 109(5) and 110

Part 16, except paragraph 144

(2) Where the provisions set out in sub-paragraph (1) apply to and in relation to any proceedings under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024, the references in the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 to a term specified in the first column of the following table are to be read as references to the term specified opposite in the second column of that table:

Term in Rules of Court 2021	Term under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024
Court	(a) the Family Division or a judge sitting in the Family Division; (b) a Family Court or a judge of a Family Court, whether sitting in court or in chambers; or (c) in cases where he or she is empowered to act, the Registrar
General Division	Family Division
Judge	(a) a judge of the Family Division; (b) a judge of a Family Court; or (c) in cases where he or she is empowered to act, the Registrar
Registrar	Registrar of the Family Justice Courts
Registrar of the Supreme Court	Registrar of the Family Justice Courts
State Court	Family Court
State Courts	Family Courts
Sheriff	Bailiff in the Family Justice Courts

206. Citation of case numbers

(1) All originating processes and summons filed in the Family Justice Courts under the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024 on or after 15 October 2024 must bear case numbers in the following format:

Description of Court / Type of application [Case number] / Year filed

For example:

Case number format	Type of case
HCF/P [Case number] / [Year filed]	Application for grant filed in the Family Division
FC/P [Case Number] / [Year filed]	Application for grant filed in the Family Courts
HCF/OAP [Case number] / [Year filed]	Originating application in relation to probate or the administration of an estate filed in the Family Division
FC/OAP [Case number] / [Year filed]	Originating application in relation to probate or the administration of an estate filed in the Family Courts
HCF/OC [Case number] / [Year filed]	Originating claim filed in the Family Division
FC/OC [Case number] / [Year filed]	Originating claim filed in the Family Courts
HCF/CAVP [Case number] / [Year filed]	Probate caveat filed in the Family Division
FC/CAVP [Case number] / [Year filed]	Probate caveat filed in the Family Courts
HC/SUM [Sub-Case Number] / [Year filed]	Summons filed in the Family Division
FC/SUM [Sub-Case Number] / [Year filed]	Summons filed in the Family Courts

(2) Parties are to cite the case number in full in all documents and correspondence which are submitted to the Court.