Royal Court
(Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006
Made 23rd March 2006
Coming into force in
accordance with Rule 5
THE SUPERIOR NUMBER OF THE ROYAL COURT, in pursuance of Article 13 of
the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948[1] and all other powers enabling it
in this behalf, has made the following Rules –
1 Interpretation
In these Rules, “principal Rules”
means the Royal Court Rules 2004[2].
2 Rule
1/1 amended
In Rule 1/1(1) of the principal Rules, after the definition of
“pending list” there shall be inserted the following
definition –
“ ‘practice
directions’ means directions issued under Rule 20/11;”.
3 Rule
20/9 amended
For paragraphs (2) and (3) of Rule 20/9 of the principal Rules there
shall be substituted the following paragraphs –
“(2) All contracts passed before
the Royal Court shall henceforth be in English but in the form that was
customary when they were drafted in French.
(3) In paragraph (2) ‘contracts’
includes anything under which simple contractual hypothecs or rentes are created or reimbursed.
(4) Practice directions may include for the
purposes of paragraph (2) –
(a) provisions specifying with which expression
in French an expression in English is to be taken to correspond; and
(b) any other requirement or provision necessary
or expedient for carrying the directions into effect.
(5) In paragraph (4)(a) ‘expression’
includes words or phrases.
(6) An application referred to in Rule
17/3(1)(a), (f), (j) or (k) shall be in English.”.
4 Rule
20/11 inserted
After Rule 20/10 of the principal Rules there shall be inserted the
following Rule –
“20/11 Practice
directions
The Bailiff may issue
directions in exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the Royal Court to
regulate its own process.”.
5 Citation
and commencement
(1) These
Rules may be cited as the Royal Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2006.
(2) Rules
1, 2 and 4 shall come into force 7 days after these Rules are made.
(3) Rule
3 shall, subject to paragraph (5), come into force on 1st June 2006.
(4) Rule
20/9(2) of the principal Rules (as substituted by these Rules) shall, until
31st October 2006, have effect as if for the word “shall” there
were substituted the word “may”.
p. matthews
Deputy Judicial Greffier