New practice directions in Jersey—improving the court process for Royal Court users

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this development?
• What issues do they raise?
• Pre-action communication
• Placing cases on the pending list and adjournment by consent prior to pleadings
• Application for summary judgment
• Requests for information
• Directions hearings
• Budgets
• Discovery
• Discovery of documents held in electronic form

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Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Royal Court of Jersey has issued new practice directions that come into force on 1 June 2017. Nicola Roberts, counsel in Ogier’s Jersey dispute resolution team examines the amended practice directions and says they provide much needed certainty in terms of timescale and costs.