2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

22.2   Person carrying on business in another name

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    (1)   A claim may be made by or against a person —

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      (a)     carrying on business within the jurisdiction; or

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      (b)     who was carrying on business within the jurisdiction when the right to claim arose —

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        (i)     in that person's own name,

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        (ii)     in that person's own name, followed by the words “trading as X.Y.”,

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        (iii)     “X.Y.” followed by the words “a trading name”, or

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        (iv)     as “X.Y.” followed by the words “a firm”.

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    (2)   If a claim is made by or against a person in his or her business name, the rules about claims by or against partners apply as if that person had been a partner in a firm when the right to claim arose and the business name were the firm's name.