Templates for instructing experts in family and children court proceedings
The templates for instructing experts in family and children court proceedings were originally published at the beginning of 2013 and have been revised and updated to include:
- changes made by the Children and Families Act 2014
- revisions to the Family Procedure Rules 2010
- practice directions
As well as helping the parties, the templates will assist experts by:
- reducing the length of letters of instruction
- keeping the detail specific to the instruction
- aking sure there’s more consistency in material which is common to most instructions
Templates
Pro forma for preliminary enquiries
This document contains three pro forma templates that deal with:
- making preliminary enquiries of an expert you’re considering instructing
- an expert’s response to preliminary enquiries
Download the pro forma for preliminary enquiries template (Word 266 KB)
Pre-proceedings letter of instruction
This template is for local authorities’ use.
Download the pre-proceedings letter of instruction template (Word 236 KB)
Letter of instruction
An instruction template for practitioners. This template has optional text for a range of circumstances.
Download the letter of instruction template (Word 321 KB)
Standard terms and conditions to accompany a letter of instruction
The standard terms and conditions for the lead solicitor and other parties to the instruction to use.