关于朋友的法律术语：next friend

先来一起看看next friend（起诉监护人，该译法来自香港《高等法院条例》第4章第56条中期付款的命令）维基百科的英文定义吧：

In common law, a next friend is a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian. In England and Wales, they are known as litigation friends. A next friend has full power over the proceedings in the action as if he or she were an ordinary plaintiff, until a guardian or guardian ad litem is appointed in the case.

参考译文：

在普通法中，起诉监护人是代表另一个无行为能力人或无法代表自己进行诉讼并且没有法定监护人的人。在英格兰和威尔士，此等人士也被称为“诉讼之友”。 在指定监护人或诉讼监护人之前，起诉监护人对诉讼程序具有完全的权能，就如同他或她是普通原告一样。

实例

Except where a next friend or guardian ad litem has been appointed by the Court, the name of a person shall not be used, and a person shall not be entitled to act in any cause or matter, as next friend or guardian ad litem of a person with disability unless the solicitor of the person with disability has filed in the registry-

参考译文：

除非起诉监护人或辩护监护人由法庭委任，否则任何人无权担任无行为能力之人的起诉监护人或辩护监护人，也无权以该等身份在讼案或事宜中行事，但无行为能力之人的律师向登记处提交以下文件的除外——