Court Procedures Rules
2722Account—orders
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2722 Account—orders (1) This rule applies if the court orders the taking of an account. (2) The court may, by the same or a later order, make the orders it considers appropriate about taking or verifying the account, including, for example, orders about the following: (a) the advertisements to be published, the evidence to be presented, the procedure to be followed, and the time and place for taking the account; (b) if the court orders an advertisement to be published—an order excluding from the benefit of the order for the taking of the account a claimant who does not send full particulars of the claimant’s claim to the person named in the advertisement, within the time stated in the advertisement; (c) whether in taking the account the books and records of account are evidence of the matters contained in them; (d) the people (whether or not parties to the proceeding) to be served with the order and who are entitled to be heard on the taking of the account; (e) the people to be called as witnesses at the taking of the account;
Rule 2723 (f) whether an order should be given for a balance found to be owing. Note Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for a later (3) If the court orders that the books and records of account are evidence of the matters contained in them, the parties have leave to take objections.