Cayman civil and statutory proceedings
When does Cayman execution require leave after judgment?
Leave is required once six years or more have elapsed. Obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies. Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
- Period
- Leave is required once six years or more have elapsed
- Trigger
- Date of the judgment or order to be enforced
- Rule
- Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a). 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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Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier. Establish date of the judgment or order to be enforced and the actual completion required to obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies.
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When does Cayman execution require leave after judgment?
Leave is required once six years or more have elapsed. Obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies. Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
Responsible actor. Judgment creditor seeking a writ of execution.
Date of the judgment or order to be enforced.
Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)How does this provision count time?
- Establish date of the judgment or order to be enforced.
- Obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies.
- Identify elapsed time from judgment or order. A leave order itself ceases to have effect if no writ issues within one year under rule 2(3).
- A closed office does not remove the leave requirement or extend the substantive permission automatically.
Identify elapsed time from judgment or order. A leave order itself ceases to have effect if no writ issues within one year under rule 2(3).
A closed office does not remove the leave requirement or extend the substantive permission automatically.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier. Establish date of the judgment or order to be enforced and the actual completion required to obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies.
Judgment creditor seeking a writ of execution establishes date of the judgment or order to be enforced. Identify elapsed time from judgment or order. A leave order itself ceases to have effect if no writ issues within one year under rule 2(3). Leave is required once six years or more have elapsed. Obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies. 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 obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies. A closed office does not remove the leave requirement or extend the substantive permission automatically. Establish the applicable closure and completion rule. This guide does not supply an assumed carried date.
A party has died, requiring leave even before six years. Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier. 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
- Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Identify elapsed time from judgment or order. A leave order itself ceases to have effect if no writ issues within one year under rule 2(3). A closed office does not remove the leave requirement or extend the substantive permission automatically.
- Actor and required completion
- Judgment creditor seeking a writ of execution. Obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies.
- Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
- Judgment creditor seeking a writ of execution. Date of the judgment or order to be enforced. Obtain leave before the writ of execution issues when a listed condition applies. Six years is a leave threshold, not a universal extinction of enforcement. Other rule 2(1) conditions can require leave earlier.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does Cayman execution require leave after judgment?
Does enforcement end after six years?
Rule 2(1)(a) instead requires leave to issue the writ.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)Can leave be required earlier?
Yes. Changes in parties and other listed conditions can require it.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)How long does unused leave remain effective?
Rule 2(3) specifies one year after the leave order.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)Can fresh leave be sought?
Rule 2(3) preserves a fresh order after the earlier leave ceases to have effect.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)Is this an action on judgment limitation?
No. Limitation Act section 30 addresses that distinct proceeding.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)What act must follow leave?
Issue of the writ, not merely preparation of enforcement papers.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 46, rule 2(1)(a) | 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 |