# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 15: Appointment of guardian ad litem

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where any defendant is a person for whom a guardian ad litem may properly be appointed, the following provisions apply—
(a) [ not later than 21 days after service of the civil bill except with the consent of the other parties or the leave of the court], a guardian ad litem may be appointed by the chief clerk on application made to him on behalf of that defendant, on affidavit in Form 6 together with a written consent of the proposed guardian to act;
(b) where the appointment is so made, the order shall be in Form 7 and the chief clerk shall send notice to the plaintiff in Form 8;
(c) where a guardian ad litem has not been appointed under sub-paragraph (a) or where the person appointed dies or otherwise becomes unable or unwilling to act, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may appoint, a person to be guardian ad litem.
(2) A guardian ad litem shall not be personally liable for any costs not occasioned by his own personal negligence or misconduct.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/3/chapter/2/rule/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-3/chapter-2/rule-15
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