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A 158

CAP. 4

[Subsidiary]

(Cap. 159.)

The Rules of the Supreme Court Order 42 [1988 Ed.

(d) any act to be done by an officer of the Court other than a solicitor;

(HK)(e) the extension of the validity of a writ;

(HK)(f) the abridgement of time for service of a summons;

(HK)(g) the adjournment of the hearing of a summons;

(HK)(h) the adjournment of the trial of an action;

(HK)(i) an order made by a Judge ordering that an application or summons shall be heard by a master or a similar order made by a master that an application or summons shall be heard by a Judge;

(HK)(j) leave to inspect and take copies of documents filed in the Registry;

(HK)(k) the transfer of an action from one list to another;

(HK)(l) the vacation or variation of the dates upon which an action has been set down to be heard; and

(HK)(m) the admission of a person as a solicitor or a barrister of the Supreme Court under the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, and any order made under rule 13 of the Admission and Registration Rules.

Drawing up and entry of judgments and orders (O. 42, r. 5)

5. (1) Where a judgment given in a cause or matter is presented for entry in accordance with this rule at the Registry, it shall be entered in the book kept for the purpose by the Registrar.

(2) The party seeking to have such a judgment entered must draw up the judgment and present it to the Registrar for entry.

(3) A party presenting a judgment for entry must produce any certificate, order or other document needed to satisfy the Registrar that he is entitled to have the judgment entered.

(4) On entering any such judgment the Registrar shall file the judgment.

(5) Every order made and required to be drawn up must be drawn up by the party having the custody of the summons, notice or other document on which the order is indorsed and if that party fails to draw up the order within 7 days after it is made any other party affected by the order may draw it up.

(6) The order referred to in paragraph (5) must, when drawn up, be produced at the Registry, together with a copy thereof, and when passed by the Registrar the order, after it has been sealed, shall be returned to the party producing it and the copy shall be lodged in the Registry.

Consent judgment and orders (O. 42, r. 5A)

5A. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5), where all the parties to a cause or matter are agreed upon the terms in which a