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Rule 18

SCHEDULE 4

PART I

Contents of this Part

I JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

Scope of this Section

Rule 40.1
Standard requirementsRule 40.2
Drawing up and filing of judgments and ordersRule 40.3
Service of judgments and ordersRule 40.4
Power to require judgment or order to be served on a party as well as his solicitorRule 40.5
Consent judgments and ordersRule 40.6
When judgment or order takes effectRule 40.7
Time from which interest begins to runRule 40.8
Who may apply to set aside or vary a judgment or orderRule 40.9
Judgment against a State in default of acknowledgement of serviceRule 40.10
Time for complying with a judgment or orderRule 40.11
Correction of errors in judgments and ordersRule 40.12
Cases where court gives judgment both on claim and counterclaimRule 40.13
Judgment in favour of certain part owners relating to the detention of goodsRule 40.14
II SALE OF LAND ETC. AND CONVEYANCING COUNSEL

Scope of this Section

Rule 40.15
Power to order sale etc.Rule 40.16
Power to order delivery up of possession etc.Rule 40.17
Reference to conveyancing counselRule 40.18
Party may object to reportRule 40.19
I JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS

PART II

II SALE OF LAND ETC. AND CONVEYANCING COUNSEL

Scope of this Section

40.15—(1) This Section—

(a)deals with the court’s power to order the sale, mortgage, partition or exchange of land; and

(b)contains provisions about conveyancing counsel.

(Section 131 of the Supreme Court Act 1981(1) provides for the appointment of the conveyancing counsel of the Supreme Court)

(2) In this Section “land” includes any interest in, or right over, land.

Power to order sale etc.

40.16  In any proceedings relating to land, the court may order the land, or part of it, to be—

(a)sold;

(b)mortgaged;

(c)exchanged; or

(d)partitioned.

Power to order delivery up of possession etc.

40.17  Where the court has made an order under rule 40.16, it may order any party to deliver up to the purchaser or any other person—

(a)possession of the land;

(b)receipt of rents or profits relating to it; or

(c)both.

Reference to conveyancing counsel

40.18—(1) The court may direct conveyancing counsel to investigate and prepare a report on the title of any land or to draft any document.

(2) The court may take the report on title into account when it decides the issue in question.

(Provisions dealing with the fees payable to conveyancing counsel are set out in the practice direction relating to Part 44)

Party may object to report

40.19—(1) Any party to the proceedings may object to the report on title prepared by conveyancing counsel.

(2) Where there is an objection, the issue will be referred to a judge for determination.

(Part 23 contains general rules about making an application)

(1)

1981 c. 54; section 131 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Schedule 10, paragraph 48.