The Queen's Bench Guide
Contents
Foreword
1.Introduction
1.1 The Guide
1.2 The Civil Procedure Rules
1.3 The Practice Directions
1.4 The Forms
1.5 The Queen's Bench Division
1.6 The Central Office
1.7 The Judiciary
2.General
2.1 Essential matters
2.2 Inspection and copies of documents
2.3 Time limits
2.4 Legal representation
2.5 Costs
2.6 Court fees
2.7 Information technology
3.Steps before issue of a Claim Form
3.1 Settlement
3.2 Disclosure before proceedings are started
3.3 Defamation proceedings
4.Starting proceedings in the Central Office
4.1 Issuing the claim form
4.2 Service
Within the jurisdiction
Out of the jurisdiction
5. Response to a part 7 Claim
5.1 General
5.2 Acknowledgement of service
5.3 Admissions
5.4 Defence
5.5 Default Judgment
5.6 Statements of case
6. Preliminary case management
6.1 The Practice Master
6.2 Assignment to Masters
6.3 Listing before Masters
6.4 Automatic transfer
6.5 Allocation
6.6 Alternative dispute resolution ('ADR')
6.7 Part 8- alternative procedure for claims
6.8 Specific matters which may be dealt with under Part 8
Settlements on behalf of children and patients
Summary order for possession
Settlement of a provisional damages claim
6.9 Costs only proceedings
6.10 Transfer
6.11 Part 20 proceedings
6.12 Summary Judgment
6.13 Offers to settle and payments into and out of court
7. Case management and interim remedies
7.1 Case management- general
7.2 The case management conference
7.3 Preliminary issues
7.4 Trial timetable
7.5 Listing Questionnaire
7.6 Pre-trial review
7.7 Requests for further information
7.8 Disclosure
7.9 Experts and Assessors
7.10 Evidence
7.11 Hearings
Hearings generally
Preparation for hearings
Recording of proceedings
7.12 Applications
7.13 Interim remedies
8. Listing before Judges
8.1 Responsibility for listing
8.2 The Lists
8.3 The Jury List
8.4 The Trial List
8.5 The Interim Hearings List
8.6 General
8.7 Listing before the Interim Applications Judge
8.8 The Lists generally
8.9 Listing Office - general matters
9. Trial, judgments and orders
9.1 General
9.2 The Trial
9.3 Judgments and orders
Judgment or order for payment of money on behalf of a child or patient
Provisional damages
10. Appeals
10.1 General
10.2 Permission to appeal
10.3 Notices
10.4 Appeals in cases of contempt of court
11. Enforcement
11.1 General
11.2 Writs of execution
11.3 Interpleader proceedings (RSC O.17)
11.4 Examination of judgment debtor (RSC O.48)
11.5 Garnishee proceedings (RSC O.49)
11.6 Charging orders (RSC O.50)
11.7 Receivers; equitable execution (RSC O.51)
11.8 Committals, etc. (RSC O.52)
11.9 Execution against property of Foreign or Commonwealth States
11.10 Recovery of enforcement costs
11.11 Enforcement of Magistrates' Courts' orders
11.12 Reciprocal enforcement of judgments and enforcement of European Community judgments and recommendations etc. under the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (RSC O.71)
Reciprocal enforcement; the Administration of Justice Act 1920 and the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933
Enforcement of European Community Judgments
Reciprocal enforcement; the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
Applications under s. 4 of the Act of 1982
Applications under s. 12 of the Act of 1982
Applications under s. 18 of the Act of 1982; judgment containing money provisions
Applications under s. 18 of the Act of 1982; judgment containing non-money provisions
Enforcement of recommendations etc. under the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982
12 Miscellaneous
12.1 Service of foreign process (RSC O.69)
12.2 Rectification of register of deeds of arrangement (RSC O.94 r.4)
12.3 Exercise of jurisdiction under the Representation of the People Acts (RSC O.95 r.5)
12.4 Bills of Sale Acts 1878 and 1882 and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1967 (RSC O.95)
12.5 Enrolment of deeds and other documents
12.6 Bail (RSC O.79 r.9)
12.7 Defamation
Offer to make amends
Ruling on meaning
Summary disposal
Statements read in Court
12.8 References to the Court of Justice of the European Communities
12.9 Group Litigation Orders 'GLOs'
Annex 1 - Fees
Annex 2 - Masters' abbreviations