--(1) Persons claiming to be entitled, or alleged to be liable, as partners may sue or be sued in the firm name if-
----(a) the firm name is the name of the firm in which they were partners when the right to claim arose; and
----(b) when the right to claim arose, they carried on business in that name within the jurisdiction.
--(2) Where partners sue or are sued in the firm name, they must, if any other party so demands in writing, immediately-
----(a) deliver to that party; and
----(b) file,
--a statement of the names and residential addresses of all the persons who were partners in the film when the right to claim arose.
--(3) If they do not comply, the court, on application by any other party may order them to provide such a statement and to certify it to the court.
--(4) An application may be made without notice.
--(5) The party making the application must-
----(a) certify that he has made a demand in writing;
----(b) state the date of the demand; and
----(c) certify that the other party has not complied.
--(6) If the partners do not do so within 21 days after service of the order any claim or defence brought by them is deemed to be struck out.
--(Rule 26.4 deals with the procedure for striking out a statement of case)
--(7) A duly authorised employee of a partnership or firm may-
----(a) conduct proceedings on behalf of the partnership or firm; or
----(b) represent it in court with the court's permission.
--(8) Such permission is to be given or refused at a case management conference.
Notes
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