Section 47: Power of High Court to make judgments binding on persons who are not parties.

Administration of Justice Act 1985 · 1985 c. 61View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IV: The Supreme Court and County Courts

This section applies to actions in the High Court relating to the estates of deceased persons or to trusts and falling within any description specified in rules of court.

Rules of court may make provision for enabling any judgment given in an action to which this section applies to be made binding on persons who—

are or may be affected by the judgment and would not otherwise be bound by it; but
have in accordance with the rules been given notice of the action and of such matters connected with it as the rules may require.

Different provision may be made under this section in relation to actions of different descriptions.

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