# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 21: Where no legal representative

Extent: N.I.

If, in any proceedings, it appears to [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] that any deceased person who was interested in the matter in question has no legal personal representative, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may—
(a) proceed in the absence of any person representing the estate of the deceased person; or
(b) may appoint some proper person to represent the estate for the purpose of the proceedings;
on such notice to such persons, if any as [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may think fit, either specifically or generally by public advertisement, and the order made, and any order consequent thereon, shall bind the estate of the deceased person in the same manner in every respect as if a duly constituted legal personal representative of the deceased had been a party to the proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/3/chapter/3/rule/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-3/chapter-3/rule-21
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