Court Funds Office's special account (mainly for investment of funds for children and others who lack
capacity) and basic account (mainly for funds held on deposit
during proceedings) saw their rates halved to 3 % and 2 % respectively on 1 February 2009.
The judge also noted that Practice Direction 15B, para 1.3, stated that if,
during the course of
proceedings, «there is reason to believe that a party may lack
capacity to conduct the
proceedings, then the court must be notified and directions sought to ensure that this issue is investigated without delay».