Civil Law Act
(CHAPTER 43)

  Table of Contents

  Long Title

1 Short title

2 Interpretation

3 Law and equity to be administered concurrently

4 Administration of insolvent estates, and winding up of companies. Bankruptcy rules to prevail

5 Agreement by way of gaming or wagering to be null and void

6 Contracts which must be evidenced in writing

7 Trusts respecting immovable property and disposition of equitable interest

8 Abolition of rule in Bain v Fothergill

9 Continuity of contracts on European Economic and Monetary Union

10 Effect of death on certain causes of action

11 Abolition of right to damages for loss of expectation of life

12 Power of courts of record to award interest on debts and damages

13 Charges and mortgages over choses in action

14 Abolition of husband’s liability for wife’s torts and antenuptial contracts, debts and obligations

15 Entitlement to contribution

16 Assessment of contribution

17 Proceedings against persons jointly liable for same debt or damage

18 Successive actions against liability (jointly or otherwise) for same damage

19 Interpretation and application of sections 15 to 18

20 Right of action for wrongful act causing death

21 Bereavement

22 Assessment of damages

23 Appointments to be valid notwithstanding one or more objects excluded, or only take an unsubstantial share

24 Executor deemed to be trustee for person entitled to residue on intestacy

25 Executor of executor represents original testator

26 Devisee of land not to claim payment of mortgage debt out of movable property

27 Bona vacantia

28 No person chargeable with rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title

29 Rules to apply to subordinate courts

30 Presumption of survivorship in regard to claim to property

31 Accumulation of income

32 Fixed perpetuity period of 100 years

33 Powers of appointment

34 Necessity to wait and see

  Legislative History

  Comparative Table