Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
What starts Bermuda winding-up opposition and reply periods?
Opposition within seven days of its applicable event; reply within three days of notice receipt. File the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice. Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
- Period
- Opposition within seven days of its applicable event; reply within three days of notice receipt
- Trigger
- Company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice
- Rule
- Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2). Official consolidated body retrieved October 10, 2026. Bermuda Laws Online states laws amended through August 11, 2026. The BR 120/2020 amendments are retained with the consolidated rules.
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Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone. Establish company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice and the actual completion required to file the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice.
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What starts Bermuda winding-up opposition and reply periods?
Opposition within seven days of its applicable event; reply within three days of notice receipt. File the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice. Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
Responsible actor. Opposing company or other person, and petitioner replying.
Company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice.
Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)How does this provision count time?
- Establish company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice.
- File the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice.
- Select actor and event before counting. Same-day notice of opposition filing is an independent obligation.
- Registry filing and notice delivery have different completion facts. Closure does not merge those obligations into one carried date.
Select actor and event before counting. Same-day notice of opposition filing is an independent obligation.
Registry filing and notice delivery have different completion facts. Closure does not merge those obligations into one carried date.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone. Establish company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice and the actual completion required to file the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice.
Opposing company or other person, and petitioner replying establishes company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice. Select actor and event before counting. Same-day notice of opposition filing is an independent obligation. Opposition within seven days of its applicable event; reply within three days of notice receipt. File the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to file the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice. Registry filing and notice delivery have different completion facts. Closure does not merge those obligations into one carried date. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
The petitioner receives notice of the opposition affidavit after it was filed. Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone. 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
- Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Select actor and event before counting. Same-day notice of opposition filing is an independent obligation. Registry filing and notice delivery have different completion facts. Closure does not merge those obligations into one carried date.
- Actor and required completion
- Opposing company or other person, and petitioner replying. File the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice.
- Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
- Opposing company or other person, and petitioner replying. Company service, other-person advertisement or petitioner receipt of filing notice. File the affidavit and give the required same-day opposition filing notice. Company opposition uses petition service. Other opposition uses advertisement. The reply starts from receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit, not its original filing alone.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What starts Bermuda winding-up opposition and reply periods?
What starts a company’s opposition period?
Service of the petition on the company.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)What starts another opponent’s period?
Advertisement of the petition.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)Must the petitioner learn of opposition filing?
Yes. Notice must be given on the day the affidavit is filed.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)What starts the reply period?
The petitioner’s receipt of notice of the opposition affidavit.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)How long is the stated reply period?
Three days under rule 26(2).
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)Are opposition and reply one seven-day clock?
No. They use different actors, events and periods.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 26(1) and (2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules 18–26 and 73–75 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Companies (Winding-Up) Amendment Rules 2020 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act 1951, applicable computation provisions | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |