Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
When must Bermuda parties exchange discovery lists?
Ordinarily within fourteen days after closure. Make and serve the required list on the other party. Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
- Period
- Ordinarily within fourteen days after closure
- Trigger
- Deemed closure as between the particular parties
- Rule
- Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1). 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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Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant. Establish deemed closure as between the particular parties and the actual completion required to make and serve the required list on the other party.
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When must Bermuda parties exchange discovery lists?
Ordinarily within fourteen days after closure. Make and serve the required list on the other party. Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
Responsible actor. Parties between whom pleadings are closed.
Deemed closure as between the particular parties.
Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish deemed closure as between the particular parties.
- Make and serve the required list on the other party.
- Establish pair-specific closure before counting fourteen days. Identify the actual class and scope of documents required.
- List service is distinct from Registry filing. A court closure cannot itself answer whether the other party was served.
Establish pair-specific closure before counting fourteen days. Identify the actual class and scope of documents required.
List service is distinct from Registry filing. A court closure cannot itself answer whether the other party was served.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant. Establish deemed closure as between the particular parties and the actual completion required to make and serve the required list on the other party.
Parties between whom pleadings are closed establishes deemed closure as between the particular parties. Establish pair-specific closure before counting fourteen days. Identify the actual class and scope of documents required. Ordinarily within fourteen days after closure. Make and serve the required list on the other party. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to make and serve the required list on the other party. List service is distinct from Registry filing. A court closure cannot itself answer whether the other party was served. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The action concerns a vehicle collision and the defendant invokes rule 2(2). Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant. 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
- Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Establish pair-specific closure before counting fourteen days. Identify the actual class and scope of documents required. List service is distinct from Registry filing. A court closure cannot itself answer whether the other party was served.
- Actor and required completion
- Parties between whom pleadings are closed. Make and serve the required list on the other party.
- Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
- Parties between whom pleadings are closed. Deemed closure as between the particular parties. Make and serve the required list on the other party. Third-party proceedings, vehicle-accident defendants, statutory penalties and court limitations require separate treatment. Discovery is not automatically identical for every participant.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must Bermuda parties exchange discovery lists?
Does automatic exchange cover third-party proceedings?
Rule 2(1) expressly excludes them, subject to the stated directions.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)What documents belong on the list?
Documents within possession, custody or power relating to matters in question between the parties.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)Is there a vehicle collision exception?
Yes. Rule 2(2) modifies the defendant’s ordinary discovery duty unless the court orders otherwise.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)Can discovery be limited by order?
Yes. Rule 2(5) permits specified classes, issues or no discovery where appropriate.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)When must that limiting summons be taken out?
Rule 2(6) requires it before the automatic discovery period expires.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)Does one party’s closure date govern everyone?
The rule uses closure as between the particular parties.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 2(1) | 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 |