Online procedure rule committee minutes

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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 digital justice system.

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

Minutes of the OPRC 2025

Minutes of the OPRC meeting—9 June 2025

The minutes of the OPRC meeting of 9 June 2025 (conducted in a hybrid format at The Rolls Building (Royal Courts of Justice) and via video conference) cover a number of issues including event planning, consultation documents, development of the pre-action model and drafting of rules relating to property and possession.

For more information, see News Analysis: Minutes of the OPR Committee meeting—9 June 2025.

Minutes of the OPRC meeting—12 May 2025

The minutes of the OPRC meeting of 12

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