District Court Practice Direction No 8 of 2025 was issued by Chief Judge Devereaux SC today.
Practice Direction No 8 of 2025 replaces and reproduces Practice Direction No 11 of 2020 with amendments to paragraphs four and 18.
The effect of the amendments is to consolidate the amendments to the list of Commercial List Judges (paragraph four) and the places to which paragraphs 19 to 22 and 29 to 35 apply (paragraph 18).
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