Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Regulations

Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings on the Magistrates' Courts of South Africa

Annexure 1 : Forms

Form 19 : Direction to Attend Pre-Trial Conference

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In the Magistrate's Court for the District/Region of .......................................................

 

held at ............................................. Case No. ........................................ of 20.........

 

In the matter between

 

..................................................................................................................... Plaintiff

 

and

 

................................................................................................................. Defendant

 

[Direction in terms of section 54(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act 32 of 1944.)].

 

To the Plaintiff's Attorney/the Defendant's Attorney.

 

You are hereby directed to attend a conference to be held before the magistrate in chambers on the ............................ day of ..........................,  20...., at ................. (time) to consider—

 

(a)         the simplification of the issues;

 

(b)        the necessity or desirability of amendments to the pleadings;

 

(c)         the possibility of obtaining admissions of fact and of documents with a view to avoiding unnecessary proof;

 

(d)         the limitation of the number of expert witnesses;

 

(e)        ...................................................................................................................................................

 

...............................................................................................................................................................

 

Dated at ......................................... this ............................ day of ................................., 20.......,

 

By Order of the Court,

 

......................................................................

 

Registrar/Clerk of the Court.