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

Published on: 03 May 2017

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.

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