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CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE-HONGKONG.
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how settled.
3.Every such special case shall be settled by the parties, and in case Special Case of difference by the full Court.
4-The Court may order any point of law reserved to be set down Yelling down for argument without any previous application.
for Argument,
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5. The Court shall, upon motion for a new trial, have power to order a Son it, &c. nonsuit or verdict to be entere l, although no leave has been reserved at the trial. reserved
Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits.
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LXVI-- the plaintiff, at any time before final judgment, satisfy art way the Court that there are sufficient grounds for permitting him to withdraw drawal with from the suit with liberty to bring a fresh suit for the same matter, it herty to shall be competent to the Court to grant such permission on such terms Action, as to costs or otherwise as it may deem proper. In any such fresh suit, the plaintiff shall be bound by the rules for the limitation of actions in the Limilation of same manner as if the first suit had not been brought. If the plaintiff withdraw from the suit without such permission, he shall be precluded Withdrawal from bringing a fresh suit for the same matter.
Action,
without Per. musion.
2.—If a suit shall be adjusted by mutual agreement or compromise, Disposal of Suit or if the defendant satisfy the plaintif in respect of the matter of the suit, by Adjustment. such agreement, compromise, or satisfaction "shall be recorded, and the suit shall be disposed of in accordance therewith.
to Register.
3.-Notice of such agreement, compromise, or satisfaction shall be Notice of given by the plaintiff, or in case an attorney shall be employed, by his attorney, to the Registrar, together with such particulars as may be required of him, within one week after the same shall have been made, and in default thereof he shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of Court.
CHAPTER X.--JUDGMENT AND DECERE.
LXVII.—When the cause is tried by the Court with a jury, the Delivery of
Judgment, verdict shall be recorded and judgment shall be entered up by the Registrar as the Court shall direct; and when the cause is tried by the Court without ▲ jury the judgment shall be pronounced in open Court, unless the Court shall otherwise direct, or it may be read by the Registrar if so ordered.
ment reserved.
2.—If the judgment of the Court is reserved at the hearing, parties Where Judg to the suit shall be summoned to hear judgment, unless the Court at the heariny states the day on which judgment will be delivered, in which case no autemomis to hear judgment shall be issued.
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3. All parties shall be deemed to have notice of any judgment, if the same is pronounced at the hearing of the application or suit.
Where Judg
ment delivered at Hearing, Notice of
Judicat.
hate thereof
by Registrar-
4.--All parties duly served with notice to attend and hear judgment shall be deemed to have notice of the judgment when pronounced.
5.—A minute of every judginent, whether final or interlocutory, shall be made by the Registrar, and every such minute shall be a decree of the Force and Court, and shall have the full force and effect of a formal decree: Pro. Effect thereof vided always that the Court may order a formal decree to be drawn up on Formal Decree. the application of either party,
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6.--When the mid ja for a sum of money due to the plaintiff, the Decree for Court may, in the dress, order interest, at such rate as the Court may fatores. think
194 A-hul on the principal sum adjudged from the date of the suit to the drag the judgment, in addition to any interest adjudged on such parvipuð sum for any period prior to the date of the suit; with further interest on the aggregate sum so adjudged and on the costs of the suit from the date of the decree to the date of payment.
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Jostalments,
7. In all judgments for the payment of money, the Court may, for Payment by
that the amount shall be paid by instalments
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with or without interest.
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shall have been allowed to set-off any demand Where Bet-d tutiff, the judgment shall state what amount
is allowed.
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