7. Parties
Claims involving business forms, trusts and estates, deceased persons, children and protected parties.
How to study for BSB Civil Litigation
Prepare separately for closed-book recall and open-book application while keeping every step anchored to the exact syllabus version for your sitting.
Core concepts
Concept 1
The correct party and naming method depend on whether the claim concerns a sole trader, partnership, LLP, company, trust, estate or deceased person.
Exam cue: Identify the legal person that owned the right or incurred the liability before choosing the party name.
Concept 2
Trustees, executors and administrators may represent relevant interests, while death before or during proceedings engages specific representation and substitution rules.
Exam cue: Check whether representation exists for an estate, trust, child or protected party at the procedural stage in question.
Concept 3
A child or protected party generally requires a litigation friend, and a compromise on that party's behalf requires court approval.
Exam cue: Treat settlement authority and approval as separate questions where a protected interest is involved.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Naming a trading style without identifying the underlying individual or legal entity correctly.
Guardrail: Do not import a rule or commentary paragraph merely because the White Book cross-refers to it; the BSB syllabus expressly defines what is examinable.
Assuming every beneficiary must be joined when an authorised trustee or personal representative can represent the interest.
Guardrail: Do not import a rule or commentary paragraph merely because the White Book cross-refers to it; the BSB syllabus expressly defines what is examinable.
Treating an agreed compromise for a child or protected party as effective without the required court approval.
Guardrail: Do not import a rule or commentary paragraph merely because the White Book cross-refers to it; the BSB syllabus expressly defines what is examinable.
Memory anchors
Legal party first
Identify the person or entity holding the right or liability before using a business name.
Partnership and company
A partnership, LLP and company have different naming and legal-person consequences.
Trust or estate
Trustees and personal representatives may litigate for represented interests under the applicable rules.
Litigation friend
A child or protected party generally conducts proceedings through a suitable litigation friend.
Protected compromise
Settlement for a child or protected party requires court approval to be binding.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
A claimant sues a sole trader for a shop debt. How should the defendant ordinarily be named?
A claim accrued against partners carrying on business under the name Harbour Design. What procedural naming option is ordinarily available?
Answer all questions to submit.
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