Practice Directions

PRACTICE DIRECTION – 24.1

SEALING OF WRIT OF SUMMONS, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS,
FILING OF DOCUMENTS

　

PART I – SEALING OF WRIT OF SUMMONS IN THE REGISTRY

1.      The purpose of the direction under this part is to facilitate the inspection of origination process under O.63 r.4(1)(a).

2.     When a writ of summons or other origination process is intended for sealing in the Registry of the High Court, the party tendering the same shall lodge with the Registrar an additional copy thereof.

PART II – NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS

3.      Advertisements which are required by any ordinance, rules or regulations, or order of a court or tribunal, to be placed in a newspaper shall (unless otherwise provided) be in the language of that newspaper.

PART III – FILING OF DOCUMENTS

4.     For the avoidance of doubt, every document which, under the Rules of the High Court, must be filed in the Registry, should be delivered by hand to the Registry and must not be sent by post or by facsimile machne.

5.     The only exception to this requirement is an acknowledgement of service, which may be sent to the Registry by post.

6.     This Practice Direction consolidates and supersedes the Practice Directions now appearing at pages 6.10, 18.1 and 26.1.

7.     This Practice Direction shall take effect on 1 February 1999.