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Showing 24 of 27 matching rules

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Service of summons before tabling of the cause

2 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Day appointed for the tabling of the cause
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 11(2)(a)

Clear days: both the trigger day and the end day are excluded

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Tabling of defences

28 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Inscription of the action on the Rôle des Causes à Plaider
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 16(1)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Extension of time for defences by agreement

3 months

Calculable

Time runs from: Inscription of the action on the Rôle des Causes à Plaider
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 16(4)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Time of day and place for tabling defences

28 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Action placed on the Pleading List (inscription on the Rôle des Causes à Plaider)
Rule: Royal Court of Guernsey, "Applicants in Person - Action for Debt or Damage (Claims over £10,000)" leaflet and summons pack, January 2026 V1, Notice to Defendant, paragraph 4 (practice guidance; the underlying rule is Rule 16(1) of the Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Deadline to lodge an application to the Court for an extension of the defence period

2 days

Calculable

Time runs from: The relevant Friday sitting at which defences fall due
Rule: Royal Court of Guernsey, "Applicants in Person - Action for Debt or Damage (Claims over £10,000)" leaflet and summons pack, January 2026 V1, Notice to Defendant, paragraph 7 (practice guidance, not a provision of the Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Plaintiff's defences to a counterclaim

28 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Inscription of the counterclaim on the Rôle des Causes à Plaider
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 30(5)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Extension by agreement of time for defences to a counterclaim

3 months

Calculable

Time runs from: Inscription of the counterclaim on the Rôle des Causes à Plaider
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 30(8)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Signification of notice of application for summary judgment

4 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date of the summary judgment application
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 20(2)(a)

Clear days: both the trigger day and the end day are excluded

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Service of interpleader summons before return date

3 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Return date of the interpleader summons
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 26(2)(a)

Clear days: both the trigger day and the end day are excluded

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Notice of hearing date for an unless order application

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date fixed by the Court under Rule 53(3)(c) for considering the unless order application
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 53(4)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Application to set aside judgment entered after striking out

14 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Service on the applicant of the order for judgment entered under Rule 54
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 55(2)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Signification of intention to present a requête civile

2 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Day of the hearing of the petition
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 80(5)(a)

Clear days: both the trigger day and the end day are excluded

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Service of witness summons

4 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Day of the hearing at which the witness is required
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 85

Clear days: both the trigger day and the end day are excluded

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Application for a case management conference date

14 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Inscription of the action on the Rôle des Causes en Preuve
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 39(1)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Notice of listing appointment

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date of the listing appointment fixed by the Court
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 44(3)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Notice of trial date or trial period

56 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date of trial, or start of the period in which the trial is to commence
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 45(2)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Filing of pre-trial memorandum

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date fixed for the pre-trial review
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 47(1)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Service of separate pre-trial memorandum where no agreement

3 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date fixed for the pre-trial review
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 47(2)

Clear days: both the trigger day and the end day are excluded

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Permitting inspection of a disclosed document

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Receipt of the other party's written notice of wish to inspect
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 74(b)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Supplying a copy of a disclosed document

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Receipt of a request for a copy, coupled with an undertaking to pay reasonable copying costs
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 74(c)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Clarification of an offer to settle

14 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Making of the offer to settle; then receipt of the clarification request
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 62(6)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Courts - Royal Court (Ordinary Division)

Greffier's notice of deposit of money paid into Court

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Making of the deposit by the Greffier with a licensed banking institution
Rule: Royal Court Civil Rules, 2007, Rule 62(3)(b)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Appeals - Court of Appeal

Service of notice of appeal in a civil matter

28 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Date the Order of the Court or the Judgment was pronounced
Rule: Royal Court of Guernsey, "Criminal and Civil Appeals to the Court of Appeal" (February 2026), section B (Civil Matters); underlying instruments: the Court of Appeal (Guernsey) Law, 1961, the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (Guernsey) Rules, 1964 as amended by the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (Order of the Royal Court No. 2 of 2022) - sub-rule NOT verified, do not present as a pinpoint

Time runs from the day after the trigger

Appeals - Court of Appeal

Applying to set down the civil appeal

7 days

Calculable

Time runs from: Service of the Notice of Appeal
Rule: Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (Guernsey) Rules, 1964; period as stated in the Royal Court's official appeals guide (February 2026), section B (Civil Matters)

Time runs from the day after the trigger

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