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Representative actions are actions or suits instituted, commencedย and or conducted by one or more plaintiffs or defendants for on behalf of other party to the suit.
โ Requirements for suing in a representative capacity.[1]
For an action to lie in a representative capacity, the following conditions or ingredients must exist:
(a) There must be a common interest;
(b) There must be a common grievance and;
(c) The relief claimed must be beneficial to all.
Reference should be made to the relevant Rules of court.
[1] Ogungwa and others v Williams and another (2019) LPELR-47536(CA) 14 paras A-F.