Dunhill v Burgin (No 2)

Subject Matter

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 21.1(2), 21.2(1), 21.10(1)

[2014] UKSC 18; [2014] 1 WLR 933; [2014] 2 All ER 364; [2014] RTR 227; [2014] WLR (D) 122; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Children and Protected Parties - Protected parties 14.16

Children and Protected Parties - Court approval of settlement of a claim involving a child or protected party 14.22