Practice Directions

Mirrored from the Judiciary website (existing and new listings).

PD1.1 Admiralty Actions
PD1.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD2.1 Application for Leave to Appeal to the Court of Final Appeal filed in the Court of Appeal in Civil Cases
PD2.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/18/2021
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PD2.2 Criminal Appeals to the Court of Final Appeal
PD2.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/1/1998
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PD2.3 Leave to Appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in Civil Cases
PD2.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/27/2008
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PD2.4 Court of Final Appeal - Time Management
PD2.4•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/2/2015
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PD3.1 Bankruptcy and Winding-Up Proceedings
PD3.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/1/1998
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PD3.2 Procedure for Filing and Hearing Bankruptcy Petitions by Debtors who are Legally Represented
PD3.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/2/2010
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PD3.3 Voluntary Mediation in Petitions Presented under Section 724 of the Companies Ordinance, Cap. 622 and Section 177(1)(f) of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, Cap. 32
PD3.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/24/2017
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PD3.4 Case Management for Winding-up Petitions Under Section 177(1)(F) or 327(3)(C) of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, Petitions under Section 724 of the Companies Ordinance, and Petitions under Section 212(1)(B) or 214(1) of the Securities And Futures Ordinance
PD3.4•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/24/2017
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PD3.5 Applications in Writing in the Companies Court
PD3.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/27/2010
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PD3.6 Objection to Discharge from Bankruptcy under Section 30A(3) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance
PD3.6•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/2/2010
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PD3.7 Urgent Applications to the Companies Judge
PD3.7•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/17/2023
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PD3.8 Electronic Bundles and Skeleton Arguments for All Applications on Company, Winding-Up and Bankruptcy Matters
PD3.8•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/17/2023
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PD4.1 Civil Appeals to the Court of Appeal
PD4.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 3/1/2017
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PD4.2 Criminal Appeals to the Court of Appeal
PD4.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/30/2014
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PD4.3 Criminal Appeals in the Court of Appeal - Handing down judgments
PD4.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/15/1999
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PD5.2 Case Management
PD5.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD5.3 Listing and Hearing of Summonses for Interlocutory Orders and Injunctions
PD5.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/25/1995
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PD5.4 Preparation of Interlocutory Summonses and Appeals to Judge in Chambers for Hearing
PD5.4•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/12/2009
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PD5.5 Submission of Authorities
PD5.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/1/2018
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PD5.6 Documents for use at trial
PD5.6•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD5.7 Long Cases
PD5.7•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/1/1999
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PD5.8 Originating Summonses set down for hearing by Judges
PD5.8•Existing•EN•Effective: 3/1/1998
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PD6.1 Construction and Arbitration List
PD6.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/12/2009
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PD7.1 Court of First Instance - Civil Listing
PD7.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/1/2000
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PD8.1 Hours of sittings - High Court and District Court
PD8.1•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD8.2 Vacation Business in the High Court
PD8.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/24/2006
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PD9.1 Conspiracy
PD9.1•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD9.2 Voluntary Bills of Indictment
PD9.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/1/1996
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PD9.3 Criminal Proceedings in the Court of First Instance
PD9.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/8/2017
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PD9.4 Criminal Proceedings in the District Court
PD9.4•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/10/2016
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PD9.5 Evidence by way of Live Television Link or Video Recorded Testimony
PD9.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 8/27/2015
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PD9.6 Magistracy Appeals in the Court of First Instance
PD9.6•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/12/2000
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PD9.7 Applications to Stay Criminal Proceedings
PD9.7•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2010
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PD9.8 Management of Complex Commercial Crime Cases
PD9.8•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/2/2010
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PD9.9 Overseas Television Link (Witness Not in Hong Kong)
PD9.9•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/1/2016
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PD9.10 Use of Screens in Sexual Offence Cases in Magistrates' Courts
PD9.10•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/10/2016
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PD10.1 Affidavit Evidence
PD10.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/1/1999
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PD10.2 Chinese Translations
PD10.2•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD10.3 Citation of judgments written in Chinese at hearings conducted in English
PD10.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/20/2006
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PD11.1 Ex parte, Interim and Interlocutory Applications for Relief (Including Injunctive Relief)
PD11.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/1/2009
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PD11.2 MAREVA INJUNCTIONS AND ANTON PILLER ORDERS
PD11.2•Existing•ZH•Effective: 1/3/2017
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PD11.3 High Court and District Court Restricted Application and Restricted Proceedings Orders
PD11.3•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD12.1 Warrants of Arrests of Judgment Debtors
PD12.1•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD14.1 Rights of Audience Before a Master
PD14.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 3/10/2018
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PD14.2 Proceedings before Masters
PD14.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/12/2009
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PD14.3 Costs
PD14.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD14.4 Taxation of costs in criminal cases
PD14.4•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/2/2002
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PD14.5 Application for Wasted Costs Order under Order 62, Rules 8, 8A, 8B and 8C
PD14.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/23/2005
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PD15.1 Divorce
PD15.1•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.2 Petition - Personal Service
PD15.2•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.3 Reconciliation
PD15.3•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.4 Special Procedure
PD15.4•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.5 Affidavit of Means
PD15.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/22/1996
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PD15.6 Appointment of Medical Inspectors
PD15.6•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.7 Decree Absolute
PD15.7•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/3/1973
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PD15.8 Decrees and Orders: Agreed Terms
PD15.8•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.9 Estimate of Costs in Ancillary Relief Proceedings and Children Proceedings ("Form H")
PD15.9•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/15/2023
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PD15.10 Family Mediation
PD15.10•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/2/2000
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PD15.11 Financial Dispute Resolution Pilot Scheme
PD15.11•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/23/2012
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PD15.11A Application of Financial Dispute Resolution Pilot Scheme
PD15.11A•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD15.12 Matrimonial Proceedings and Family Proceedings
PD15.12•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/7/2011
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PD15.13 Children's Dispute Resolution
PD15.13•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/3/2012
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PD15.14 Transfer of Proceedings from the Family Court to the Court of First Instance
PD15.14•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/11/2000
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PD15.15 Matrimonial and Family Proceedings - Miscellaneous
PD15.15•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/2/2015
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PD16.1 Settling Draft Orders and Judgments
PD16.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD16.2 Judgment: Foreign Currency
PD16.2•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD16.3 Interest on Judgment
PD16.3•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD16.4 Execution to enforce Judgment for Possession of Immovable Property
PD16.4•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD16.5 Peremptory Orders
PD16.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/1/1988
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PD17.1 Parties in Particular Proceedings
PD17.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/1/1999
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PD18.1 The Personal Injuries List
PD18.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD18.2 The Employees' Compensation List
PD18.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD19.1 Pleadings
PD19.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/1/1999
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PD19.2 Service of Documents By Post : Ordinary Course of Post
PD19.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/2/2003
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PD19.3 Statements of Truth
PD19.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD20.1 Non-Contentious Probate Practice
PD20.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/11/2006
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PD20.2 Probate and Administration of Estate Proceedings (other than applications under The Non-Contentious Probate Rules (Cap.10A))
PD20.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 8/1/2012
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PD20.3 Beddoe applications
PD20.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/2/2014
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PD21.1 Solicitors - Appearance in Open Court
PD21.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/1/1999
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PD22.1 Intellectual Property List
PD22.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/1/2025
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PD23.1 Wards of Court
PD23.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/14/2021
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PD24.1 Sealing of Writ of Summons, Newspaper Advertisements, Filing of Documents
PD24.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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PD24.2 Endorsements in the Chinese Language to be made on Court Documents
PD24.2•Existing•ZH•Effective: 10/1/1991
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PD25.1 Chambers Hearings in Civil Proceedings in the High Court, the District Court and the Lands Tribunal
PD25.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 9/18/2015
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PD25.2 Reports on Hearings Held In Chambers Not Open To The Public
PD25.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/2/2015
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PD26.1 The Constitutional and Administrative Law List
PD26.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 9/1/1998
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PD27 Civil Proceedings in the District Court
PD27•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/25/2018
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PD29 Use of The Technology Court
PD29•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/24/2008
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PD30.1 Applications under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136)
PD30.1•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PD31 Mediation
PD31•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/12/2009
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Case Settlement Initiatives in Civil Cases in the District Court
PD31.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/16/2022
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PD32 Use of Information Technology and Text-Based Communications in Courtrooms
PD32•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/19/2018
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PD33 Section 80 of the District Court Ordinance, Cap. 336
PD33•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/24/2014
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PD34 Application for leave to appeal against Board of Review's decision
PD34•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/1/2016
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PD35 Use of Mobile Phones and Other Devices in Courtrooms for Court Proceedings involving Jury
PD35•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/19/2018
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PD36 Handing Down of Reserved Judgments in the High Court
PD36•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/6/2022
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PD37 Handing Down of Reserved Judgments in the District Court, Family Court and Lands Tribunal
PD37•Existing•EN•Effective: 9/5/2022
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PD38 Reciprocal Enforcement Of Mainland And Hong Kong Judgments In Civil And Commercial Matters
PD38•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/29/2024
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Coronial Proceedings
PD39•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/2/2025
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PDSL1 Directions made by the Judge of the Commercial List pursuant to O. 72 r. 2(3) of the Rules of the High Court
PDSL1•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/1/2009
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PDSL1.1 Commercial List
PDSL1.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/1/2009
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PDSL1.2 Pilot Scheme for Discovery and Provision of Electronically Stored Documents in Cases in the Commercial List
PDSL1.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 9/1/2014
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PDSL1.3 Directions made by The Judge in charge of The Commercial List pursuant to Order 72, Rule 2(3) of The Rules of the High Court
PDSL1.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/11/2022
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PDSL2 Directions made by the Judge of the Construction and Arbitration List under O.72 r.2(3) of the Rules of the Supreme Court
PDSL2•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/1/1997
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PDSL3 Directions made by the Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List pursuant to O.72 r.2(3) of the Rules of the High Court
PDSL3•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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PDSL4 Practice Note (Crime: Sentence: Loss of Time)
PDSL4•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/9/2013
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PDSL5 Guidance on Meeting Children
PDSL5•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/2/2012
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PDSL6 Guidance on Separate Representation for Children in Matrimonial and Family Proceedings
PDSL6•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/3/2012
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PDSL7 Guidance on Direct Judicial Communications in International Family Disputes Affecting Children
PDSL7•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/26/2024
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PDSL8 The Equal Opportunities List
PDSL8•Existing•EN•Effective: 11/1/2014
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PDSL9 Pilot Scheme on Private Adjudication of Financial Disputes in Matrimonial and Family Proceedings
PDSL9•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/19/2015
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PDSL10.1 Guidance - Child Arrangements: Domestic Violence
PDSL10.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/11/2019
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PDSL10.2 Guidance Note on Judgment Summons Procedure
PDSL10.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/11/2019
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PDSL10.3 Guidance on Setting Aside a Consent Order on Ancillary Relief
PDSL10.3•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/11/2019
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PDSL10.5 Guidance Note on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Mainland Judgments in Matrimonial and Family Cases
PDSL10.5•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/15/2022
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CTPD1 Proceedings before The Tribunal
CTPD1•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/14/2015
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CTPD2 Confidential Information
CTPD2•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/14/2015
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EPD1 The Use of Electronic Technology in Civil Proceedings of the District Court
EPD1•Existing•EN•Effective: 5/6/2022
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EPD2 The Use of Electronic Technology in Magistrates' Courts
EPD2•Existing•EN•Effective: 12/30/2022
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EPD3 The Use of Electronic Technology in Proceedings of the Small Claims Tribunal
EPD3•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/31/2024
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EPD4 The Use Of Electronic Technology In Civil Proceedings Of The High Court
EPD4•Existing•EN•Effective: 6/30/2025
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LTPD BM1 2009 Case Management and Mediation for Building Management Cases
LTPD BM1 2009•Existing•EN•Effective: 1/1/2008
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LTPD CJR1 2009 Application of the Civil Justice Reform to the Lands Tribunal
LTPD CJR1 2009•Existing•EN•Effective: 4/2/2009
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LTPD CS1 2011 Mediation for Compulsory Sale Cases Under the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap. 545)
LTPD CS1 2011•Existing•EN•Effective: 2/12/2009
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LTPD REVIEW1 2009 Review Procedure
LTPD REVIEW1 2009•Existing•EN•Effective: 7/1/2009
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LTPD Tenancy1 2007 Possession Cases under the Common Law
LTPD Tenancy1 2007•Existing•EN•Effective: —
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GENERAL DIRECTION 1.1
GD1.1•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/3/2023
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GENERAL DIRECTION 1.2
GD1.2•Existing•EN•Effective: 10/3/2023
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