{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-3/chapter-2/rule-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-3/chapter-2/rule-13.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1981/225",
  "legislation_title": "County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981",
  "path": "part/3/chapter/2/rule/13",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Proceedings by next friend",
  "text": "Where—\n(a) a minor desires to commence proceedings (other than an action in his own name under Article 39(2)(c) of the Order) or is a claimant in interpleader proceedings; or\n(b) proceedings are to be commenced, or a claim made in interpleader proceedings, on behalf of a [ patient for whom a controller has not been appointed];\nthe proceedings or claim shall be in the name of the minor or person by his next friend.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Words substituted by S.R. 1988 No. 100 with effect from 1.5.88"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/3/chapter/2/rule/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:45:17.527867+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}