2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

62.   Warning to caveat

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    (1)   A person claiming to have an interest in the estate may cause to be issued to the caveator a warning in Form P21 which —

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      (a)     state his or her interest in the estate;

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      (b)     if claiming under a will or a codicil, state the date of that will or codicil; and

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      (c)     require the caveator to file an acknowledgment of service and give particulars of a contrary interest in the estate, whether under a will or on an intestacy.

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    (2)   A caveator having an interest contrary to that of the person warning, may within 14 days of service of the warning, inclusive of the day of such service, or at a time after service if no affidavit has been filed under rule 63(3), file an acknowledgement of service in Form P22 and the caveator shall immediately serve on the person warning, a copy of Form P22 sealed with the seal of the Court.

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    (3)   A caveator having no interest contrary to that of the person warning, but who wishes to show cause against the sealing of a grant to that person, may within 14 days of service of the warning on him or her, inclusive of the day of such service, or a time after service, if no affidavit has been filed under rule 63(3), issue and serve a notice of application for directions in Form P2.