litigation friend

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litigation friend

(Law) law a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disability. Former name: next friend

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Now a voluntary litigation friend, Sue said of Darren, who is in his 30s: "He sits quietly with his dog and asks at times for change.

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It means the mother and daughter's unique legal action includes the girl's guardian who is acting as an ocial litigation friend.

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The other applicants are Stuart Bracking, Paris L'amour, Anne Pridmore and John Aspinall, who brought his case with his mother, Evonne Taylforth, acting as his litigation friend.

High Court ruling 'a big step back', say disability living fund campaigners

For example, Mills & Reeve acted for the PCT in Rachel Gunter (by her litigation friend and father Edwin Gunter) v South Western Staffordshire Primary Care Trust, which is the example given in 'Personal health budgets: first steps', the Government report published in 2009.

Control of personal health budgets; The NHS White Paper 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS' sets out the Government's longterm vision for the future of the NHS. Jill Mason, a partner in the healthcare team at the Birmingham office of national law firm Mills & Reeve, looks at what the proposed devolution of power from Whitehall will mean for professionals and patients

Mrs J Lord A You can become your daughter's "litigation friend" which enables you to bring a claim on her behalf.