Bermuda civil and statutory proceedings
When can a Bermuda rejected proof be challenged?
Give notice of the application before twenty-one days from rejection-notice service expires. Apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice. The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
- Period
- Give notice of the application before twenty-one days from rejection-notice service expires
- Trigger
- Service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court
- Rule
- Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75. 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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The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation. Establish service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court and the actual completion required to apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice.
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When can a Bermuda rejected proof be challenged?
Give notice of the application before twenty-one days from rejection-notice service expires. Apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice. The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
Responsible actor. Creditor or person claiming to be a creditor.
Service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court.
The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75How does this provision count time?
- Establish service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court.
- Apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice.
- Use service of the rejection notice, not the date printed on the liquidator’s decision. Preserve the separate application and notice acts.
- A Registry carry cannot automatically satisfy notice to the relevant recipient. Establish both completion requirements and any extension.
Use service of the rejection notice, not the date printed on the liquidator’s decision. Preserve the separate application and notice acts.
A Registry carry cannot automatically satisfy notice to the relevant recipient. Establish both completion requirements and any extension.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation. Establish service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court and the actual completion required to apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice.
Creditor or person claiming to be a creditor establishes service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court. Use service of the rejection notice, not the date printed on the liquidator’s decision. Preserve the separate application and notice acts. Give notice of the application before twenty-one days from rejection-notice service expires. Apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice. Establish actual completion before calculating a final date.
A proposed boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice. A Registry carry cannot automatically satisfy notice to the relevant recipient. Establish both completion requirements and any extension. Establish the applicable computation and completion rule. No assumed carried date is supplied.
A contributory disputes an admitted proof rather than a creditor’s rejected proof. The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation. 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
- The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Use service of the rejection notice, not the date printed on the liquidator’s decision. Preserve the separate application and notice acts. A Registry carry cannot automatically satisfy notice to the relevant recipient. Establish both completion requirements and any extension.
- Actor and required completion
- Creditor or person claiming to be a creditor. Apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice.
- The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
- Creditor or person claiming to be a creditor. Service of notice rejecting the proof in a winding-up by the Court. Apply to reverse or vary the decision and give timely application notice. The court can extend time. The twenty-one-day restriction concerns the specified rejection in a court winding-up, not every liquidator decision in every liquidation.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When can a Bermuda rejected proof be challenged?
Does the court have power to vary the proof decision?
Yes. Rule 75 permits reversal or variation on application.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75What starts the stated twenty-one days?
Service of the rejection notice.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75Does the restriction cover every liquidation?
The text specifies rejection of a creditor’s proof in a winding-up by the Court.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75Can the court extend time?
Yes. Rule 75 expressly preserves that power.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75Is filing alone the stated restriction?
The rule requires notice of the application before the period expires.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75What if the dispute concerns admission rather than rejection?
Do not assume the rejection-specific twenty-one-day branch governs it.
Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Companies (Winding-Up) Rules 1982 (BR 50/1982), rule 75 | 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 |