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Standing judges scheme at the Court of First Instance

Standing judges are designated for extremely urgent actions in all divisions (Rule 345.5 RoP) during all working days.

As a general rule, applications marked as “extremely urgent” are formally checked by the sub-registry and assigned to a judge the same day if it is lodged before 4 pm, and on the following working day if it is lodged later, unless the particular situation of the case – to be indicated to the sub-registry of the relevant division – requires the Court to proceed differently.

In order to ensure that the Application will be handled in the most efficient and speediest way, Applicants are invited to contact the sub-registry of the division concerned by the envisaged action as soon as possible – and at any rate before 4 pm on the day of filing with advance information about the intended action. Applicants are in addition invited to provide the Court with an English translation of the Statement and any relevant exhibit.