ACL Netherlands BV & Ors v Michael Richard Lynch & Anor
The court has jurisdiction under section 116 Senior Courts Act 1981 to appoint an administrator ad litem for the limited purpose of representing the estate in proceedings where executors have not renounced but refuse to act, provided special circumstances exist and undertakings are obtained from the executors to be bound by the order. The administrator's appointment may be effective immediately, with formal grant to follow, and his powers and liabilities may be limited as the court directs. Pre-death legal costs are not to be paid from estate assets under this order, and any solicitor's lien…
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- Substitution of parties
- Administration of estates
- Section 116 senior courts act 1981
- Cpr 19.2 substitution
- Legal professional privilege
- Solicitor's lien