CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE—HONGKONG
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the cause of matter shall be placed in the hearing paper with the words "by order" subjoined.
6. In the case of any adjournment of the hearing from the day Adjournment appointed in the hearing paper by reason of the preceding causes in the of Cause. hearing paper not having been got through, or under any order o' the Court made during the sitting on that day, no further notice to eit er party of the adjournment day shall be requisite, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
Sittings of Court
LII. The sittings of Court for the bearing of causes shall be, where On fixed days the amount of the business so warrants, held on fixed and stated days.
2. The Court my, at its discretion, appoint any other day or days, On other days from time to time, for the hearing of causes, as circumstances require.
exclude the
3.-The sittings of Court for the hearing of causes shall ordinarily be Power to public; but the Court may hear any particular cause or matter in te public. presence only of the parties and their legal advisers and the officers of the Court
Business,
4-Subject to special arrangements, for any particular day, the Order of business of the day shall be taken, as nearly as circumstances permit, in the following order :-
Judgments.
(a.) At the commencement of te sitting, judgmen's shall be Delivery of
delivered in matters standing ov r for that purpose and appearing for judgment in the paper;
Molions, kc.
(b.) Ex parte motions or notions by consent shall next be taken, Er parte
in the order in which the motion papers have been seut in; (c.) Opposed motions on notice, and arguments on showing cause Opposed
again t orders returnable on that day, shall then be taken, in the order in which these matters respectively stand in the hearing-paper.
Motiɔns, &c.
(d.) The causes in the hering-paper shall hen be called on, in Trial of Causes.
their order, u less te Court se fit to vary the order.
Mode of Trial—Juries
LIII. The trial of a suit may, according to circumstances, take place in either of the following modes-
(a.) By a Judge with or without a Jury.
By Judge, or by Full Court, with or without Jury.
(b.) By the Full Court with or without a Jury. 2.-The summons for setting dow.. the cause for bearing shall specify To be deter. the mode of trial desired by the party making the application.
mined on Summons.
3.- The Court on the hearing of the summons shall make such order Order thereon. as to the mode of trial as it shall think fit: Provided always that if either party shall desire a trial by jury before one of the two judges he shall be entitled thereto as of right.
to order Jury
4.--If it shall appear expedient at the hearing of any cans before Power of Court th Court without a jr that the cause should be tried ith a jury, the at any Time. Court may make such order for the trial of the cause with a jury, and for the adjon nment thereof in the meanwhile, on such terms as to costs and otherwise as it shall deem reasonable.
Jury, by
5.- Either party shall be at liberty to apply to the Cour: for an older Inspection by for 'he inspection by the jury, or by himsel, or by his witnesses o any Parties, or by moveable or immovable property, the inspection of which may be material Witnesses. to the proper determination of the question in dispute, and th Court may make such order upon such terms as it may deem just.
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6.-It shall be la ful for the Court to make such rules or orders upon Rule or Order the Registrar or other person as may
tor summoning be necessary to procure the attendance Jury. of a special or common jury for the trial of any cause or matter depending in the Court, at such time and place and in such manner as the Court may
think fit.
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