UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 964
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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 964
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964 Serial number
(1) This rule applies to proceedings started by claim,
application or notice of appeal.
(2) The registrar must keep a separate file
for each proceeding and give the proceeding a distinguishing number.
(3) The
court serial number must start with—
(a) for the Supreme Court—the letter
‘S’; or
(b) for the District Court—the letter ‘D’; or
(c) for a
Magistrates Court—the letter ‘M’.
(4) Each document filed in the
proceeding must—
(a) be placed on the relevant file; and
(b) show the court
serial number for the proceeding at the top right-hand corner of the first
page.
(5) Unless the document starts a proceeding or is filed with a document
starting a proceeding, the party filing the document must insert the serial
number on the document.
