FPR 2010 fundamental principles and index

Introduction

The implementation of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955 on 6 April 2011 was the largest wholesale reform of family procedure since the introduction of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 (FPR 1991). Subsequently, numerous amendments have been made to FPR 2010, notably as to the introduction of the single Family Court in 2014, changes in relation to expert evidence and a number of pilot schemes—see FPR 2010—recent and forthcoming amendments for further details. The rules are made up of 41 parts, divided into separate chapters and rules, and adopt