Cayman civil and statutory proceedings
When must a Cayman personal injury action be set down?
Set down within six months under the automatic direction. Set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length. The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
- Period
- Set down within six months under the automatic direction
- Trigger
- Deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions
- Rule
- Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e). Official current index and full primary bodies retained October 10, 2026. The 2024 replacement Orders 1 and 64 and 2026 Order 24 rule 7A amendment are retained separately.
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The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions. Establish deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions and the actual completion required to set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length.
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When must a Cayman personal injury action be set down?
Set down within six months under the automatic direction. Set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length. The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
Responsible actor. Party responsible for setting down a qualifying personal injury action.
Deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions.
The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)How does this provision count time?
- Establish deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions.
- Set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length.
- Identify the actual closure event and calendar-month interval. This is setting down, not a promise the trial occurs within six months.
- Establish the actual court completion requirement and any relevant Office closure; do not infer the listed trial date.
Identify the actual closure event and calendar-month interval. This is setting down, not a promise the trial occurs within six months.
Establish the actual court completion requirement and any relevant Office closure; do not infer the listed trial date.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions. Establish deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions and the actual completion required to set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length.
Party responsible for setting down a qualifying personal injury action establishes deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions. Identify the actual closure event and calendar-month interval. This is setting down, not a promise the trial occurs within six months. Set down within six months under the automatic direction. Set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length. Establish the actual completion facts before calculating a final date.
A proposed completion or status boundary intersects a closure or holiday while the party seeks to set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length. Establish the actual court completion requirement and any relevant Office closure; do not infer the listed trial date. Establish the applicable closure and completion rule. This guide does not supply an assumed carried date.
The pleadings allege negligent medical treatment and automatic directions do not apply. The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions. Resolve the changed source branch and required completion. The nominal period alone does not establish this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedure and branch
- The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Identify the actual closure event and calendar-month interval. This is setting down, not a promise the trial occurs within six months. Establish the actual court completion requirement and any relevant Office closure; do not infer the listed trial date.
- Actor and required completion
- Party responsible for setting down a qualifying personal injury action. Set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length.
- The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
- Party responsible for setting down a qualifying personal injury action. Deemed close of pleadings triggering automatic directions. Set the action down and notify the court of the estimated trial length. The action is to be tried by judge alone. Admiralty and negligent medical treatment are excluded; the court may give different directions.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a Cayman personal injury action be set down?
Must trial finish within six months?
No. Rule 8(1)(e) requires setting down within six months.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Which event triggers automatic directions?
Pleadings being deemed closed.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Must trial length be notified?
Yes. Rule 8(1)(f) requires notice on setting down.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Is there a jury?
The automatic direction specifies trial by judge alone.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Are all personal injury actions included?
No. Rule 8(5) excludes admiralty and negligent medical treatment.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Can the court alter the timetable?
Yes. Rule 8(3) permits further or different directions.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 25, rule 8(1)(e) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Grand Court Rules, Order 3 rules 1, 2, 4 and 5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Grand Court (Amendment) Rules 2024, rules 1–3 and replacement Orders 1 and 64 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Grand Court (Amendment) Rules 2026, Order 24 rule 7A | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |