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When must listed Bermuda documents be available for inspection?
State an inspection time within seven days after service. Serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies. Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
- Period
- State an inspection time within seven days after service
- Trigger
- Service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice
- Rule
- Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9. 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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Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request. Establish service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice and the actual completion required to serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies.
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When must listed Bermuda documents be available for inspection?
State an inspection time within seven days after service. Serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies. Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
Responsible actor. Party serving a discovery list.
Service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice.
Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9How does this provision count time?
- Establish service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice.
- Serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies.
- Distinguish the simultaneous notice duty from the later inspection appointment. Apply the short-period rule to the seven-day interval.
- Inspection occurs at the specified place. A Registry closure does not decide whether inspection there is available.
Distinguish the simultaneous notice duty from the later inspection appointment. Apply the short-period rule to the seven-day interval.
Inspection occurs at the specified place. A Registry closure does not decide whether inspection there is available.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request. Establish service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice and the actual completion required to serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies.
Party serving a discovery list establishes service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice. Distinguish the simultaneous notice duty from the later inspection appointment. Apply the short-period rule to the seven-day interval. State an inspection time within seven days after service. Serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies. Inspection occurs at the specified place. A Registry closure does not decide whether inspection there is available. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The list is served promptly but the inspection notice is withheld for seven days. Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request. 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
- Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Distinguish the simultaneous notice duty from the later inspection appointment. Apply the short-period rule to the seven-day interval. Inspection occurs at the specified place. A Registry closure does not decide whether inspection there is available.
- Actor and required completion
- Party serving a discovery list. Serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies.
- Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
- Party serving a discovery list. Service of the list and its accompanying inspection notice. Serve the notice with the list and allow inspection and copies. Documents objected to are excepted. The notice must accompany the list; seven days is not a general time to delay answering an inspection request.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must listed Bermuda documents be available for inspection?
When must the inspection notice be served?
When the list is served.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9What must the notice specify?
An inspection time within seven days after service and the place of inspection.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9Are objected-to documents included?
Rule 9 excepts documents the party objects to produce.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9Can the inspecting party take copies?
Yes. The rule requires inspection and copying to be allowed.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9Is seven days a response deadline?
No. It bounds the appointment stated in the notice served with the list.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9Does an ordered list use the same inspection rule?
Rule 9 covers lists under rule 2 and lists ordered under rule 3.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 24, rule 9 | 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 |