Transcription of REVISED CONSOLIDATED DIRECTIVE (ISSUED 11 JUNE 2021) …
1 REVISED CONSOLIDATED DIRECTIVE (ISSUED 11 JUNE 2021) Topic (Alphabetic) Paragraphs Admissions 184-190 Apostilles 229-231 Appeals generally 90 -95 Applicability & Access to court; Entering Court building 2,3,4, 268-271 Bail Appeals 86 - 89 Bundle freeze , 111 Case creation (How to create a case) 7,8,9 Chamber Applications 242-244 Civil Trial Roll Call 37-64 Civil Trials of Long Duration & Special cases 69-71 Communication with Registrars & Judges Secretaries 232-241 Contact with Chief Registrar 232-233, 238 Creation of Criminal Appeals 95 Creation of files 5-6,10-11,159,163-166 Default Judgment - Rule 31(5) 191-196 Default Judgment Trial Court 68 DIRECTIVE compliance 6,15 Divorces 135-151 Endorsement 62,93, 134 Escalation of issues / complaints 235, 241 Escalation to Chief Registrar &/ Court Manager 239 Escalation to Office Manager 240 etiquette in video conference hearings 261-266 Filing & Service 213-217 Frequency of issuing 158 Hearing dates 14 Hearing Dates (Motions) 104,106 Hours of Operation (Issuing)
2 154 Integrity of Court 267 Invitation of office profiles 13 Issuing New Cases 152-162 Issuing New Cases on CaseLines *NOT DONE IN JHB 163 Issuing of Urgent applications 174 JCMC (Judicial Case Management) 32-36 Late Opposition 131 Leave to appeal & Civil Appeals 72 - 85 Limit on number of applications 26, 101, 115 ,128 ,152-153, 168-171, 194, 211, 219, Linking of cases 18 Litigants in person (Unrepresented litigants) 59, 132, 260 Mandatory sections 9 Matters crowded out 58 Matters not ripe for Trial 55-57 Media Access 245-256 Meetings / appointments 237 Notice of withdrawal 110-111 Office profiles are not email addresses ,239 Opposed motion 102-103,114-126 Orders 62-64 ,94, 112-113 ,133,244 Practice note (Civil Trial) 38-40 Practice Note (Motions) 130 quick reference guide 272 Removal by parties 60-61 Removal of persons &/documents 16,17 Request for Return dates 98 Request for Specific dates 97 Service 12,213-217 Setting down civil trials & related case types 19-31 Setting down of Applications 96 - 109 Settled Matters (Civil Trial) 41-52 Surrogacy 71 Taxation 197-212 Time Frames & Roll closure 105-108 Times for invitation ,154, 213, 218 Trail Ready Matters 53-54 Trial interlocutory Court 65-67 Unopposed Motion Court 127-134 Urgent Court 172 -183 Urgent Court Phone Numbers 176 Urgent Court roll closure 183 Video links 257-260 Walk-in enquiries 236 Warrants of Execution & Subpoenas 218-229 Withdrawal & Replacement of previous Directives 1 OFFICE PROFILES Admissions 184, 190 Appeal 72, 73, 86 Applications 96, 105 Default Judgment - Rule 31(5)
3 192,195 JCMC & Civil Trial 20, 25, 30, 39 ,43, 44, 45, 48, 60 Taxation 200, 206 Transcription 266 Trial Interlocutory 65-66, 68-69
