Cayman civil and statutory proceedings
When may a Cayman plaintiff accept money paid into court?
Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt, but before trial or hearing begins. Give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant. A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
- Period
- Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt, but before trial or hearing begins
- Trigger
- Receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice
- Rule
- Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1). 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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A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier. Establish receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice and the actual completion required to give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant.
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When may a Cayman plaintiff accept money paid into court?
Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt, but before trial or hearing begins. Give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant. A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
Responsible actor. Plaintiff considering acceptance of payment into court.
Receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice.
A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice.
- Give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant.
- Use receipt, not payment date. Compare the twenty-one-day interval against actual trial commencement.
- This is notice to every defendant. Court Office closure cannot eliminate the earlier trial cutoff.
Use receipt, not payment date. Compare the twenty-one-day interval against actual trial commencement.
This is notice to every defendant. Court Office closure cannot eliminate the earlier trial cutoff.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier. Establish receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice and the actual completion required to give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant.
Plaintiff considering acceptance of payment into court establishes receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice. Use receipt, not payment date. Compare the twenty-one-day interval against actual trial commencement. Ordinarily twenty-one days after receipt, but before trial or hearing begins. Give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant. 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 give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant. This is notice to every defendant. Court Office closure cannot eliminate the earlier trial cutoff. Establish the applicable closure and completion rule. This guide does not supply an assumed carried date.
The trial begins before the twenty-one days would otherwise finish. A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity 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
- A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Use receipt, not payment date. Compare the twenty-one-day interval against actual trial commencement. This is notice to every defendant. Court Office closure cannot eliminate the earlier trial cutoff.
- Actor and required completion
- Plaintiff considering acceptance of payment into court. Give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant.
- A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
- Plaintiff considering acceptance of payment into court. Receipt of the relevant payment notice or last payment/amended notice. Give Form 15 acceptance notice to every defendant. A post-trial-start payment has a separate two-day period ending before judgment or summing up. The trial cutoff can end the ordinary opportunity earlier.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When may a Cayman plaintiff accept money paid into court?
Does paying money into court start the clock?
Receipt of its notice starts the ordinary acceptance interval.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)What if notice is amended?
Use receipt of the amended notice or last payment notice under rule 3(1).
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)Can the plaintiff wait until after trial begins?
The ordinary branch ends before trial or hearing begins.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)What if payment is made after trial starts?
Rule 3(2) provides two days after notice, always before judgment or summing up.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)How is acceptance given?
By Form 15 notice to every defendant.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)What is the procedural effect?
Rule 3(4) stays further proceedings concerning the accepted cause or causes of action.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 22, rule 3(1) | 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 |