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Condition precedent for bringing or defending an action by or against an administrator of an estate

Distinction between a defect in the competence of an action and a defect in procedure

Effect of a challenge to the competence of a suit

Effect of an incompetent action

Effect of failure to claim the relevant relief on the competence of an an action

Need for there to exist at least one competent plaintiff and a competent defendant for an action to be competent

Principles governing the competence of an action

The principle that in determining the competence of a suit, the plaintiff's claim is the determining factor

The principle that in determining the competence of a suit, the plaintiff's claim is the determining factor

The rule that a court is duty bound to make a pronouncement on the issue of the competency of the suit raised before it at the earliest opportunity

The rule that for a suit to be competent for adjudication by a court of law, there must be at least a competent plaintiff and a competent defendant

When an action will be said to be competent

Whether an action brought in the name of a dead person is competent

Whether an action is competent when proper parties are not before the court

Whether the claimant can take advantage of Order 15 Rule 1(1) and Order 30 rule 2(1) of the National Industrial Court rules where his suit is incompetent ab initio

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