Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
How much notice is required for a Bermuda summons?
Ordinarily at least two clear days before hearing. Serve every other party. A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
- Period
- Ordinarily at least two clear days before hearing
- Trigger
- The hearing day specified in the summons
- Rule
- Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3. Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026. The consolidation includes BR 10/2024, BR 4/2025 and BR 13/2026, each retained separately.
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A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement. Establish the hearing day specified in the summons and the actual completion required to serve every other party.
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How much notice is required for a Bermuda summons?
Ordinarily at least two clear days before hearing. Serve every other party. A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
Responsible actor. Party serving a summons on other parties.
The hearing day specified in the summons.
A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3How does this provision count time?
- Establish the hearing day specified in the summons.
- Serve every other party.
- Two clear intervening days separate service and hearing. Establish applicable short-period exclusions.
- Service completion is distinct from Registry lodging. A court closure cannot itself shorten notice to another party.
Two clear intervening days separate service and hearing. Establish applicable short-period exclusions.
Service completion is distinct from Registry lodging. A court closure cannot itself shorten notice to another party.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3Which facts prevent one automatic date?
A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement. Establish the hearing day specified in the summons and the actual completion required to serve every other party.
Party serving a summons on other parties establishes the hearing day specified in the summons. Two clear intervening days separate service and hearing. Establish applicable short-period exclusions. Ordinarily at least two clear days before hearing. Serve every other party. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to serve every other party. Service completion is distinct from Registry lodging. A court closure cannot itself shorten notice to another party. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The summons seeks only an extension of time. A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement. Resolve the changed source branch and required act. The nominal period alone does not establish this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Two clear intervening days separate service and hearing. Establish applicable short-period exclusions. Service completion is distinct from Registry lodging. A court closure cannot itself shorten notice to another party.
- Actor and required completion
- Party serving a summons on other parties. Serve every other party.
- A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
- Party serving a summons on other parties. The hearing day specified in the summons. Serve every other party. A summons asking only to extend or abridge time may be served the preceding day. Other rules and court orders can replace the ordinary requirement.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How much notice is required for a Bermuda summons?
Who must be served?
Every other party under the ordinary rule.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3What is the ordinary interval?
Not less than two clear days before the specified hearing day.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3Is a time-extension-only summons different?
Yes. It may be served on the day before hearing.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3Does adding other relief preserve that exception?
The text limits the exception to a summons asking only for time extension or abridgment.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3Can another rule prescribe different service?
Yes. Rule 3 is expressly subject to other provisions.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3Can the court order another interval?
Yes. The ordinary requirement applies unless the court otherwise orders.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 32, rule 3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Order 3 rules 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2025, Order 18 rule 12 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2026, new Order 14A | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, sections 7–9 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Public Holidays Act 1947, sections 3–6 and Schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2024, Order 62 and Schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |