Practice Directions

1.     Upon being asked to fix a date for the hearing of an interlocutory application in the admiralty jurisdiction, the Clerk of Court may set it down before the Admiralty Judge in chambers for a preliminary hearing.

2.    At the preliminary hearing, the Admiralty Judge will fix times for the filing of affidavits and give such other directions as to the main hearing as he may consider appropriate.

3.   At the preliminary hearing, the Admiralty Judge will fix the date for the main hearing.

4.   The solicitors for the parties shall, for use at the main hearing, prepare a paginated bundle of documents, in chronological order if possible, with an index at the front thereof showing the dates of filing and page numbers.

5.   At least four bundles shall be prepared, for use of the Judge, counsel for each party and witnesses. The bundle shall be provided to the Judge and the other party not less than 48 hours before the main hearing.

6.   Save where the Rules of the Supreme Court otherwise require, applications to the Admiralty Judge should be made by way of summons. A party who proceeds by way of motion may, in an appropriate case, be penalized in costs.