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Prescribing summary procedure

Cap. 91, s. 71 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The summary procedure of the Court shall be prescribed, defined and regulated by rules of court and shall include provisions relating to– (a) the institution of claims in all such actions; (b) the defences to claims made in all such (c) the course and conduct of proceedings in all such actions and interlocutory procedure; 39 (d) the hearing of all such actions and the judgments therein; (e) the issue and execution of all judgments and orders, and proceedings in aid of execution thereof; and (f) the fees and costs payable by and to the parties and all other and incidental matters and including any necessary procedure in the registry. (2) No rule of court relating to the unlimited jurisdiction of the Court not declared to be part of the summary procedure shall apply to any of the actions defined in section 70 (2), unless specifically declared to be applicable thereto. (3) There shall be no trial by jury in any case tried in accordance with the summary procedure of the Court.
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Prescribing summary procedure — Cap. 91 s. 71 · Belize Law