Explanatory note
This note is not part of the rules, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These rules, which come into force on 1 January 2015, amend the District Courts Rules 2014 (the principal rules). The main changes are that rule 7.2 is amended to provide that the case management regime provided for in that rule does not apply to applications for summary judgment, a new notice of proceeding is inserted in Schedule 2 for use when an application for summary judgment is made to reflect the differences between those applications and other proceedings (new form 35A), and form 3 (memorandum (general form)) is revoked because it duplicates information contained in form 1. Clause 8 inserts a transitional provision in Schedule 1 to deal with proceedings brought under the District Courts Rules 1992 that were still pending at the commencement of the District Courts Rules 2014. Clause 11 amends Schedule 4 of the principal rules (which relates to time allocations for claims for costs) by inserting an allowance for the preparation of written submissions. Minor changes made by these rules include updating the definition of working day to reflect the changes made to the Holidays Act 2003 last year, and to correct a cross-reference in a form.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 20 November 2014.
These rules are administered by the Ministry of Justice.