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Appendix JJ: Chancery and non-jury actions and other designated proceedings: pre-trial procedures

Appendix JJ inserted by S.I. 255 of 2016, effective 1 October 2016.

No.1 Draft Case Timetable
No.2 Certificate of Readiness

 

No. 1

Order 63C, rule 5(1)(xiv)


(Title as in Appendix A, Form No. 1)

 

DRAFT CASE TIMETABLE

 

(The form following is appropriate for plenary proceedings and should be modified as appropriate for other types of proceedings).

Step or event Date or estimated date
Summons issued  
Summons served on the defendant  
Appearance entered  
Statement of claim delivered  
Any notice for any particulars required of statement of claim delivered  
Any further particulars of statement of claim delivered  
Defence delivered  
Any notice for any particulars required of defence delivered  
Any further particulars of defence delivered  
Plaintiff’s request for discovery delivered  
Defendant’s request for discovery delivered  
Defendant’s response to Plaintiff’s request for discovery delivered  
Plaintiff’s response to Defendant’s request for discovery delivered  
Any motion for discovery/inspection issued  
Affidavits as to documents to be exchanged  
Inspection of discovery to occur by  
Any expert reports to be completed by  
Any expert reports to be exchanged by  
Meeting of experts to be held by  
Memorandum of experts1 to be provided by  
Joint report of experts2 to be provided by  
Any further particulars (e.g. of special damages) delivered on  
Any notices to admit facts/documents to be delivered by  
Any replies to notices to admit facts/documents to be delivered by  
Papers for trial ready to be lodged in Court  


Signed ____________
Date _____________

 

(Solicitor for the) Plaintiff/Applicant
(Solicitor for the) Defendant/Respondent

 

To: _________________
The Appropriate Registrar


1.Viz. under Order 63C, rule 5(1)(ix).

2.Viz. under Order 39, rule 61.

 

Inserted by S.I. 255 of 2016, effective 1 October 2016.

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No. 2

Order 63C, rule 14(1)

(Title as in Appendix A, Form No. 1)

 

CERTIFICATE OF READINESS

 

I certify that the above-entitled action is ready for hearing.

*I consider that the trial of the proceedings would be assisted by the appointment of an assessor/ approved person/expert in ..... and I ..... recommend that such person be appointed.

*Special orders and directions as to arrangements for the trial:

*I determine that I should not be the trial judge for the above-entitled proceedings, such determination shall be included in the certificate of readiness for trial.

 

Date ___________

 

Signed ____________
List Judge

 

To:

(Solicitor for the) Plaintiff/Applicant, of ...... (ref: .....)

and

(Solicitor for the) Defendant /Respondent, of ..... (ref: .....)

 

And the Registrar

Central Office

 

 

Inserted by S.I. 255 of 2016, effective 1 October 2016