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CIVIL PROCEDURE  BACK TO BASICS 36  : WHAT TO DO WHEN A PROPOSED DEFENDANT HAS DIED AND THERE IS NO GRANT OF PROBATE

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 36 : WHAT TO DO WHEN A PROPOSED DEFENDANT HAS DIED AND THERE IS NO GRANT OF PROBATE

April 14, 2019 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content

 A search term that arrived on this blog earlier today asked “how to you sue a dead person?”  The basic answer is that you can’t. You have to sue their executors or administrators.  The problem arises when probate has not…

WHAT CAN YOU DO IF THE PROPOSED DEFENDANT IS DEAD AND THERE IS NO GRANT OF PROBATE OR ADMINISTRATION?

November 12, 2013 · by gexall · in Applications, Civil Procedure, Members Content

A recent post looked at the problems of issuing proceedings before letters of administration are taken out. Here we consider the problems when a proposed defendant has died and there are no executors or administrators.  THE PROBLEM  Probate is not…

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