# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 57.13


(1) This Section contains rules about claims and applications for substitution or removal of a personal representative.
(2) Claims under this Section must be started in a Property, Trusts and Probate List of the Business and Property Division.
(Section 50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 gives the High Court power to appoint a substitute for, or to remove, a personal representative.)
(3) Every personal representative of the estate shall be joined as a party.
(4) Practice Direction 57 makes provision for lodging the grant of probate or letters of administration in a claim under this Section.
(5) If substitution or removal of a personal representative is sought by application in existing proceedings, this rule shall apply with references to claims being read as if they referred to applications.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/57.13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-57.13
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