If the approval of the litigation friend is required and it appears that the litigation friend is acting unreasonably in withholding his consent, steps can be taken to remove him and appoint another litigation friend in his place.
Citations:
[1972] 2 QB 369
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Bailey v Warre CA 7-Feb-2006
The claimant had been severely injured in a road traffic accident. His claim was compromised and embodied in a court order, but later a question was raised as to whether he had had mental capacity at the time to make the compromise he had.
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Litigation Practice
Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.238881
