Jersey courts and statutory procedures
What period and facts govern jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
After two months without a directions summons, and at least twenty-eight days’ written notice before dismissal. The Court considering dismissal must check the actual pleading expiry, absence of a summons and notice to all parties. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
- Period
- After two months without a directions summons, and at least twenty-eight days’ written notice before dismissal
- Trigger
- Expiry of the time limited for filing pleadings
- Rule
- Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)
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Source guide for jersey dismissal after no directions summons. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
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What period and facts govern jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
After two months without a directions summons, and at least twenty-eight days’ written notice before dismissal. The Court considering dismissal must check the actual pleading expiry, absence of a summons and notice to all parties. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
Responsible actor. The Court considering dismissal.
Expiry of the time limited for filing pleadings.
Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
Source guide for jersey dismissal after no directions summons. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)How does this provision count time?
- Establish expiry of the time limited for filing pleadings.
- Read Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13) for the applicable branch.
- Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
- Check the actual pleading expiry, absence of a summons and notice to all parties.
For procedural periods governed by the applicable court rules, after/from periods exclude the starting day and before periods end before the stated event. Clear days exclude both boundaries. The rules exclude listed nonbusiness days for periods of seven days or less. An hours-based cutoff needs the actual time.
Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Source guide for jersey dismissal after no directions summons. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
A proposed jersey dismissal after no directions summons event is recorded without its qualifying facts. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement. No computed date. Establish the applicable source branch.
A proposed completion falls on a day when a relevant office is closed. Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement. No blanket extension or shifted event is assumed.
The required document or action is prepared but completion is not established. Check the actual pleading expiry, absence of a summons and notice to all parties. Preparation does not prove the required act was completed.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Source event and branch
- Expiry of the time limited for filing pleadings. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
- Completion and recipients
- Check the actual pleading expiry, absence of a summons and notice to all parties.
- Count and closure
- Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement.
- Source guide for jersey dismissal after no directions summons. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
- Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
What period and facts govern jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
After two months without a directions summons, and at least twenty-eight days’ written notice before dismissal. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)What event starts jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
Expiry of the time limited for filing pleadings. Keep evidence establishing this exact event. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)What must be completed for jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
Check the actual pleading expiry, absence of a summons and notice to all parties. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)How are days counted for jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
For procedural periods governed by the applicable court rules, after/from periods exclude the starting day and before periods end before the stated event. Clear days exclude both boundaries. The rules exclude listed nonbusiness days for periods of seven days or less. An hours-based cutoff needs the actual time.
Royal Court Rules 2004 rules 1/3 to 1/5Does an office closure change jersey dismissal after no directions summons?
Royal Court Rule 1/4 extends only an act before the Greffier or at the specified offices that cannot be completed because those offices are closed. It does not automatically extend every inter-party service act, postal deemed event or validity threshold. Check the actual calendar and any Rule 1/5 direction or written agreement.
Royal Court Rules 2004 rules 1/3 to 1/5Can this guide give a final jersey dismissal after no directions summons date?
No. Dismissal is discretionary, not automatic on the two-month threshold. The Court can make consequential orders. Rule 6/26(14) separately permits an application for reinstatement. Establish the actual events, procedural branch and completed acts before relying on an endpoint.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/26(13) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Royal Court Rules 2004 rules 1/3 to 1/5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |