Online procedure rule committee minutes

The Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) is a non-departmental public body set up under the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 to make rules governing the practice and procedure for specific types of online court and tribunal proceedings across the Civil, Family and Tribunal jurisdictions. The committee meets to discuss the development of Online Procedure Rules (OPR) across these jurisdictions. For information on online dispute resolution in general, see Practice Note: Online dispute resolution and the online court.

Details of the OPRC’s responsibilities, membership and meeting minutes can be found here.

Minutes of the OPRC 2024

Minutes of the OPRC meeting—9 December 2024

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