Hong Kong Regulations

MATRIMONIAL CAUSES RULES - RULE 54

Shorthand note etc. of proceedings at trial in the Court of First Instance

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

Amendments retroactively made - see 25 of 1998 s. 2

(1) Unless the judge otherwise directs, a shorthand note shall be taken of the
proceedings at the trial of every cause in open court in the Court of First
Instance. (25 of 1998 s. 2)

(2) The shorthand writer shall sign the note and certify it to be a correct
shorthand note of the proceedings and shall retain the note unless he is
directed by the registrar to forward it to him.

(3) On being so directed the shorthand writer shall furnish the registrar with
a transcript of the whole or such part as may be directed of the shorthand
note.

(4) Any party, any person who has intervened in a cause or the Secretary for
Justice shall be entitled to require from the shorthand writer a transcript of
the shorthand note, and the shorthand writer shall, at the request of any
person so entitled, supply that person with a transcript of the whole or any
part of the note on payment of the shorthand writer's charges at such rate as
may be prescribed. (25 of 1998 s. 2)

(5) Except as aforesaid, the shorthand writer shall not, without the
permission of the court, furnish the shorthand note of a transcript of the
whole or any part thereof to anyone. (L.N. 135 of 1972)

(6) In these rules references to a shorthand note include references to a
record of the proceedings made by mechanical means and in relation to such a
record references to the shorthand writer shall have effect as if they were
references to the person responsible for transcribing the record.