Order 47 — Proceedings in Chambers

Unless a party or his Legal Practitioner objects, the Judge may, on application, conduct any proceedings in Chambers, and may adjourn any such proceedings from Court to Chambers or vice versa, subject to any Law.

In any proceedings before a Judge in Chambers, any party may, if he so desires, be represented by a Legal Practitioner.

Notes shall be kept of all proceedings in the Judges’ Chambers with proper dates, so that all such proceedings in such cause or matter may appear consecutively and in chronological order, with a short statement of the question or points decided or ruled at every hearing.

Orders made in Chambers shall be entered in the same manner as Orders made in Court.

Subject to the provisions of the Law and of these Rules, costs both actual and incidental to all proceedings in Chambers shall be at the discretion of the Judge.

(1) Where a party to any proceedings in Chambers does not intend to be bound by the final decision of the Judge in Chambers, he shall:
(a) immediately request to have the matter adjourned into Court for continuation; and
(b) where such request is refused, the party may proceed by way of Motion on Notice in Court to discharge, set aside or vary the final decision made in Chambers.

(2) The Motion on Notice shall be:
(a) filed not later than seven days after the decision made in Chambers subject to the power of the Court to grant an extension of time on good and sufficient reason being shown; and
(b) heard and determined by the Judge who dealt with the matter in Chambers, except where this is impossible or inconvenient for any reason.

Where a subpoena is required for the attendance of a witness for the purpose of proceedings in Chambers, such subpoena shall issue from the Registry upon the Judge’s directive.