Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
When can a Bermuda plaintiff accept money paid into court?
Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt and before trial begins. Give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant. After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
- Period
- Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt and before trial begins
- Trigger
- Receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice
- Rule
- Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(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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After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor. Establish receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice and the actual completion required to give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant.
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When can a Bermuda plaintiff accept money paid into court?
Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt and before trial begins. Give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant. After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
Responsible actor. Plaintiff considering acceptance of a qualifying payment.
Receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice.
After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice.
- Give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant.
- Compare receipt and the trial boundary. Twenty-one days is not an unconditional right to accept after trial starts.
- Effective notice to all defendants matters. Registry closure does not itself extend the acceptance window or postpone the trial boundary.
Compare receipt and the trial boundary. Twenty-one days is not an unconditional right to accept after trial starts.
Effective notice to all defendants matters. Registry closure does not itself extend the acceptance window or postpone the trial boundary.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor. Establish receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice and the actual completion required to give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant.
Plaintiff considering acceptance of a qualifying payment establishes receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice. Compare receipt and the trial boundary. Twenty-one days is not an unconditional right to accept after trial starts. Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt and before trial begins. Give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant. Effective notice to all defendants matters. Registry closure does not itself extend the acceptance window or postpone the trial boundary. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The trial begins before the ordinary twenty-one-day period would end. After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor. 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
- After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Compare receipt and the trial boundary. Twenty-one days is not an unconditional right to accept after trial starts. Effective notice to all defendants matters. Registry closure does not itself extend the acceptance window or postpone the trial boundary.
- Actor and required completion
- Plaintiff considering acceptance of a qualifying payment. Give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant.
- After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
- Plaintiff considering acceptance of a qualifying payment. Receipt of the last relevant payment notice or amended notice. Give Form 24 acceptance notice to every defendant. After trial begins, paragraph (2) uses a distinct two-day period and an earlier judgment or summing-up boundary. A later payment or amended notice can change the ordinary anchor.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When can a Bermuda plaintiff accept money paid into court?
Does the first payment always start the operative period?
No. Rule 3(1) addresses later payments and amended notices.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)Must acceptance occur before trial?
The ordinary paragraph (1) branch requires that.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)What if payment arrives after trial begins?
Paragraph (2) provides two days, with a further judgment or summing-up restriction.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)Who receives acceptance notice?
Every defendant to the action.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)Which form records acceptance?
Form 24 in Appendix A.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)What happens to the accepted causes of action?
Rule 3(4) stays further proceedings in the specified action or causes.
Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (7)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Supreme Court 1985 (GN 470/1985), Order 22, rule 3(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 |