Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Judgments — Accidental Slip Rule — Meaning and Application

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

The accidental slip rule permits correction of clerical mistakes in judgments or orders. The error must be in expressing the court's manifest intention, not a change of mind. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule allows courts to correct obvious errors without a full…

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