# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 24: Where person entitled to proceed on death of party fails to do so

Extent: N.I.

Where a plaintiff or defendant in an action or matter dies and the cause of action survives but the person entitled to proceed fails to proceed, the defendant (or the person against whom proceedings may be continued) may apply to [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] for an order directing the plaintiff (or person entitled to proceed) to proceed within such time as may be ordered and in default the action or matter may be struck out, and in a case where it is the plaintiff who has died, execution may be had for any costs awarded to the defendant as if Order 40 Rule 2 applied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/3/chapter/4/rule/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-3/chapter-4/rule-24
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