The Weekly Law Reports
[2014] 1 WLR 933
Supreme Court
*Dunhill v Burgin (Nos 1 and 2)
[2014] UKSC 18
2014 Feb 3,
4,
5;
March 12
Baroness Hale of Richmond DPSC, Lord Dyson MR, Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Wilson, Lord Reed JJSC
Practice— Parties— Mental capacity— Legally represented claimant compromising claim for personal injuries— Consent order giving effect to compromise— Whether claimant having lacked capacity at time of compromise— Rule of court making compromise of claim by or on behalf of person lacking capacity invalid unless approved by court— Whether rule applying only where claimant having litigation friend— Whether ultra vires— Whether consent order constituting court’s approval of compromise— Whether compromise invalid— Whether consent order to be set aside—
CPR
rr 21.2(1), 21.10(1)