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Felons (Civil Proceedings) Act 1981
4Leave to sue required for persons convicted of serious indictable offences
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#### 4 Leave to sue required for persons convicted of serious indictable offences
4 Leave to sue required for persons convicted of serious indictable offences
> A person who is in custody as a result of having been convicted of, or found to have committed, a serious indictable offence may not institute any civil proceedings in any court except by the leave of that court granted on application.
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> **s 4:** Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.111 \[2\].