Civil Law Act 1909
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
5A Abolition of tort of maintenance and champerty
5B Validity of certain contracts for funding of claims
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, 16, 17 and 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, etc.
28 No person chargeable with rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title
29 Rules to apply to State 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
35 Contracts of minors who have attained 18 years of age
36 Legal proceedings and actions by minors who have attained 18 years of age
37 Standard of care for medical advice
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table