Jersey courts and statutory procedures
What period and facts govern jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
By 5 p.m. on the penultimate working day before the sitting. The plaintiff requesting default judgment must give notice to both the Greffier and the defendant before asking the Court for judgment. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
- Period
- By 5 p.m. on the penultimate working day before the sitting
- Trigger
- The actual sitting at which judgment will be requested
- Rule
- Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6)
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What period and facts govern jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
By 5 p.m. on the penultimate working day before the sitting. The plaintiff requesting default judgment must give notice to both the Greffier and the defendant before asking the Court for judgment. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
Responsible actor. The plaintiff requesting default judgment.
The actual sitting at which judgment will be requested.
The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
Source guide for jersey notice for judgment without an answer. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the actual sitting at which judgment will be requested.
- Read Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6) for the applicable branch.
- The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
- Give notice to both the Greffier and the defendant before asking the Court for judgment.
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 6/6(6)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Source guide for jersey notice for judgment without an answer. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
A proposed jersey notice for judgment without an answer event is recorded without its qualifying facts. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment. 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. Give notice to both the Greffier and the defendant before asking the Court for judgment. Preparation does not prove the required act was completed.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Source event and branch
- The actual sitting at which judgment will be requested. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
- Completion and recipients
- Give notice to both the Greffier and the defendant before asking the Court for judgment.
- 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 notice for judgment without an answer. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment. No computed date or paid calculation is provided.
- The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What period and facts govern jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
What period and facts govern jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
By 5 p.m. on the penultimate working day before the sitting. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6)What event starts jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
The actual sitting at which judgment will be requested. Keep evidence establishing this exact event. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6)What must be completed for jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
Give notice to both the Greffier and the defendant before asking the Court for judgment. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6)How are days counted for jersey notice for judgment without an answer?
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 notice for judgment without an answer?
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 notice for judgment without an answer date?
No. The defendant must have missed the applicable answer deadline, had an answer struck out without leave, or missed the deadline for a replacement answer. The notice cutoff alone does not entitle the plaintiff to judgment. Establish the actual events, procedural branch and completed acts before relying on an endpoint.
Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Royal Court Rules 2004, Part 6, Rule 6/6(6) | 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 |