Cayman civil and statutory proceedings
How much notice is required for Cayman specific performance?
Not less than four clear days before return day. Serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant. The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
- Period
- Not less than four clear days before return day
- Trigger
- Return day of the specific performance summons
- Rule
- Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3). 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 summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice. Establish return day of the specific performance summons and the actual completion required to serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant.
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How much notice is required for Cayman specific performance?
Not less than four clear days before return day. Serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant. The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
Responsible actor. Plaintiff applying under Order 86 rule 1.
Return day of the specific performance summons.
The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)How does this provision count time?
- Establish return day of the specific performance summons.
- Serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant.
- Exclude both endpoints. Four-day periods also require the short-period exclusions in Order 3 rule 2(5).
- A minimum before hearing cannot be safely moved forward for an Office closure. Preserve the intervening qualifying days.
Exclude both endpoints. Four-day periods also require the short-period exclusions in Order 3 rule 2(5).
A minimum before hearing cannot be safely moved forward for an Office closure. Preserve the intervening qualifying days.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice. Establish return day of the specific performance summons and the actual completion required to serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant.
Plaintiff applying under Order 86 rule 1 establishes return day of the specific performance summons. Exclude both endpoints. Four-day periods also require the short-period exclusions in Order 3 rule 2(5). Not less than four clear days before return day. Serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the 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 serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant. A minimum before hearing cannot be safely moved forward for an Office closure. Preserve the intervening qualifying days. Establish the applicable closure and completion rule. This guide does not supply an assumed carried date.
A public general holiday lies within the four-clear-day interval. The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice. 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 summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
- Count and complete the actual act
- Exclude both endpoints. Four-day periods also require the short-period exclusions in Order 3 rule 2(5). A minimum before hearing cannot be safely moved forward for an Office closure. Preserve the intervening qualifying days.
- Actor and required completion
- Plaintiff applying under Order 86 rule 1. Serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant.
- The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
- Plaintiff applying under Order 86 rule 1. Return day of the specific performance summons. Serve summons, supporting affidavit and exhibits on the defendant. The summons must set out or attach minutes of the judgment sought. Do not substitute the ten-clear-day Order 14 notice.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How much notice is required for Cayman specific performance?
Is this the same notice as summary judgment?
No. Order 86 specifies four clear days, while Order 14 specifies ten.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)What must the summons include?
Minutes of the judgment sought must be set out or attached under rule 2(2).
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)Must evidence be served?
Yes. Serve the supporting affidavit and exhibits with the summons.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)Does service day count?
No. Clear days must intervene.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)Do public holidays matter?
Yes. The four-day period falls within Order 3 rule 2(5).
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)Does filing satisfy the minimum?
No. The rule requires service on the defendant.
Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Grand Court Rules (2023 Revision), Order 86, rule 2(3) | 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 |