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The procedure for the preparation of the judgment
After the judgment has been made in favor of one particular party and they are represented by a solicitor, then a copy of the draft of the judgment will be submitted to the solicitor that is representing the other party, if any. The solicitor would then need to return the copy within 2 days after acknowledging the acceptance of the copy where it has been signed or requires any amendments.
If the solicitor of that particular party does not return the copy of the draft with the time that has been specified, then the court would consider that they have agreed with the terms and conditions of the judgment. If both the parties are unable to agree upon the draft, then any one from either party would need to obtain an appointment before the Court Registrar. After this a notice will be given so that the parties will be able to settle the terms of the judgment. The judgment would then be settled by the Court Registrar except if the case of the judgment has been made by a judge. The matter can also be referred to the judge if any one of the party wants the judge to determine the outcome of the dispute. If the other party is not being represented by a solicitor then the draft judgment would then be submitted by the Court Registrar. For the party that is requesting for the judgment to be entered, they must then draw up the judgment that has been made so that they can present it to the proper officer in the Court Registrar for entry. The officer in the Court Registrar shall then file the judgment and return a duplicate copy to the particular party that initially had presented it for entry. The judgment would be drawn up by the party that the judge has ruled in favor to and if for any reason the party fails to do so within 7 days after it was made and any other party that has been affected by the outcome of the decision can draw it up. Another thing that you should be aware of is for example during the judgment when the money payable is directed to be paid installments then the direction must be inserted into the judgment. After the judgment has been passed by the Court Registrar, the judgment would then be sealed with the court’s seal. It would then be returned to the party that had produced it in the first place where the copy shall be lodged in the court registry. The duplicate of the judgment can be made using a carbon copy, for other types of copies such as photographic or other similar process they can be done but only if the Court Registrar requires it to be made using that particular method. If the original judgment is required to be produced or to be served then the duplicate copy is sufficient to carry out the particular purpose. If a further copy of the judgment is required then a fee would be required to produce the duplicate but only if the Court Registrar is satisfied with the reason that has been provided such as the duplicate being lost before the applicant is entitled to another duplicate that they have applied for.
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