The Gazette 1995

GAZETTE

MARCH 1995

T i l l : R O L M ) H A L L P R E S S

The chapter dealing with recognition

and enforcement of judgments is a

useful guide to what is often a fairly

practical area that can be dealt with by

strict adherence to the Convention and

Superior Court Rules.

Family law practitioners will find

particularly helpful chapter 14 on the

Rome Convention on maintenance

recovery procedures.

Finally, I would commend this book for

the very considerable work done to

assist the reader in working through the

various Conventions and their

amendments. Appendix 4 is also of

particular value, being a table

coordinating the references in the

Jenard, Schlosser, Moller and Cruz/Real

reports to the various Articles.

Claire Callanan

Note:

The 1994 Maintenance Act was

amended at the committee stage, but

only concerning jurisdiction and

enforcement in maintenance matters.

The consolidation text of the 1988,

1993 and 1994 Acts will be provided

to purchasers of the book as an insert

which will make for even greater ease

of reference.

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English Practice Note -

Conciseness now the Order

of the Day

The following is a summary of the

I Practice Note

[1995] 1 All ER 385

referred to in the Viewpoint of this

Gazette.

In this Practice Note the Lord

Chief Justice of England and Wales,

Lord Taylor advised judges to take

tight control of the length of trials,

set timetables for the proceedings

and fix limits on lawyers' speeches

and the use of cross-examination.

Less time will be spent on oral

advocacy and cross-examination

with more emphasis on written

argument. Appropriate orders for

costs will be made against lawyers

who fail to conduct cases

economically.

Accordingly, there will be more

judicial control over cases at each

stage leading up to and including the

trial. The court will exercise its

discretion to limit discovery, the

length of oral submissions, the time

allowed for the examination and

cross-examination of witnesses,

the issues on which the court

wishes to be addressed and reading

allowed from documents and

authorities.

Witnesses in most cases are to give

their main evidence as written

statements. Pre-trial hearings in cases

to last more than ten days are to be

held with outline arguments being

submitted in advance. Strict

requirements will be imposed on each

side to get documents to court on

time. The parties to a case also must

endeavour to agree the main issues in

advance and will be under a duty to

reduce or eliminate issues requiring

oral evidence. A completed pre-trial

check-list annexed to the practice

direction is to be lodged in court no

later than two months before the date

of the trial.

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