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32A. Proceedings in court and in chambers
Business in the High Court shall be heard and disposed of in court except insofar as it may, under this or any other enactment or in accordance with the practice of the Court, be dealt with in chambers.
(Added 52 of 1987 s. 24) [cf. 1981 c. 54 s. 67 U.K.]
33. Powers of judge in chambers
(1) A judge of the High Court may, subject to rules of court, exercise in chambers all or any part of the jurisdiction vested in the High Court, in all such causes and matters and in all such proceedings in any causes or matters as may be heard in chambers by a judge of the High Court in England or as may be directed or authorized to be so heard by rules of court.
(2) A judge of the High Court sitting in court shall be deemed to constitute a court of the High Court.
[cf. 1925 c. 49 s. 61 U.K.]
33A. Trial by jury in the High Court
(1) Where, on the application of any party to an action the High Court is satisfied that there is in issue-
(a) a claim in respect of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment or seduction; or
(b) any question or issue of a kind prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph by rules of court,
the action shall be tried with a jury, unless the Court is of the opinion that the trial requires any prolonged examination of documents or accounts or any scientific or local investigation which cannot conveniently be made with a jury.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must be made not later than such time before the trial as may be prescribed by rules of court.
(3) An action to be tried in the High Court which does not by virtue of subsection (1) fall to be tried with a jury shall be tried without a jury unless the Court in its discretion orders it to be tried with a jury.
(4) Nothing in subsections (1) to (3) shall affect the power of the Court to order, in accordance with rules of court, that different questions of fact arising in any action be tried by different modes of trial; and where any such order is made, subsection (1) shall have effect only as respects questions relating to any such claim, question or issue as is mentioned in that subsection.
(5) Where for the purpose of disposing of any action or other matter which is being tried in the High Court by a judge with a jury it is necessary to ascertain the law of any other place which is applicable to the facts of the case,