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251 Orders in proceedings for compensation to relatives in
death claims
(a) a proceeding under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, part 3.1
(Wrongful act or omission causing death) is started in the court;
and
(b) the court is satisfied that a person whose name is not included in
the names of the people for whose benefit the proceeding is
stated to have been started is a person whose name should have
been included;
the court may order that the proceeding continue as if the name of the
person had been included.
(2) The court may make an order under subrule (1)—
(a) on application by the person; or
(3) In a proceeding under the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, part 3.1, the
court may order that any 1 or more of the people for whose benefit
the proceeding has been started must be separately represented by a
legal practitioner.
(4) If the court makes an order under this rule, it may, at the same time
or later, make the orders about procedure in the proceeding that it
Representation—trustees and personal representatives Division 2.4.6
Rule 255
(5) The powers of the court under this rule are additional to any other
powers of the court.
Division 2.4.6 Representation—trustees and
personal representatives