Section sec.240 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 - Service on solicitors of disclosure orders

sec.240Service on solicitors of disclosure orders

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### sec.240 Service on solicitors of disclosure orders If an order relating to interrogatories or the delivery, production or inspection of documents is served on the solicitor for the party against whom the order is made, the service is sufficient for making an application for contempt of court for disobedience to the order. If— an application of a kind mentioned in subrule (1) is made; and the order to which the application relates was served in the way mentioned in the subrule; the party against whom the order is made may show, in answer to the application, the party has no notice or knowledge of the order. A solicitor is liable to a proceeding for contempt of court if— an order relating to interrogatories or the delivery, production or inspection of documents is served on the solicitor for the party against whom the order is made; and the solicitor fails, without reasonable excuse, to give notice of the order to the party. (sec.240-ssec.1) If an order relating to interrogatories or the delivery, production or inspection of documents is served on the solicitor for the party against whom the order is made, the service is sufficient for making an application for contempt of court for disobedience to the order. (sec.240-ssec.2) If— an application of a kind mentioned in subrule (1) is made; and the order to which the application relates was served in the way mentioned in the subrule; the party against whom the order is made may show, in answer to the application, the party has no notice or knowledge of the order. (sec.240-ssec.3) A solicitor is liable to a proceeding for contempt of court if— an order relating to interrogatories or the delivery, production or inspection of documents is served on the solicitor for the party against whom the order is made; and the solicitor fails, without reasonable excuse, to give notice of the order to the party. - (a) an application of a kind mentioned in subrule (1) is made; and - (b) the order to which the application relates was served in the way mentioned in the subrule; - (a) an order relating to interrogatories or the delivery, production or inspection of documents is served on the solicitor for the party against whom the order is made; and - (b) the solicitor fails, without reasonable excuse, to give notice of the order to the party.