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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
111Reasons for judgment
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### 111 Reasons for judgment
> > (1) The Court may –
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> > > > (a) give reasons for final judgment at the conclusion of a trial; or
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> > > > (b) reserve its judgment.
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> > (2) Reasons for final judgment may be delivered orally or in writing.
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> > (3) If the Court delivers a final judgment orally, in any subsequent publication of that judgment the Court may formally edit its reasons for judgment.
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> > (4) If the magistrate before whom a trial was conducted is unable to deliver a reserved final judgment, another magistrate may deliver the judgment to the parties in open court.