Regulation 3

“action” means proceedings commenced by an originating claim or an originating application;

“appellate Court” means the Court to which an appeal is brought or is being brought;

“Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the High Court;

“attend” includes the appearance by any person using electronic, mechanical or any other means permitted by the Court;

“bailiff” includes the Registrar, any clerk or other officer of the Court charged with the duties of a bailiff;

“case conference” means a case conference as described in Order 9, Rule 1 of the Rules of Court 2021;

“Civil Procedure Convention” means any of the conventions set out in the Second Schedule and includes any convention, treaty or agreement of any description or any provision of such convention, treaty or agreement between different States relating to civil procedure in the Court;

“claimant” includes a party in the position of a claimant in a counterclaim;

“counterclaim” has the same meaning as “statement of claim”;

“Court” means —

“court fees” has the meaning given by Part 17, Rule 1;

“defence” includes a defence to a counterclaim;

“defendant” includes a party in the position of a defendant in a counterclaim;

“entity” means any body of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated;

“Family Division” means the Family Division of the High Court;

“Ideals” means the Ideals set out in Part 3, Rule 1(2);

“Judge” means a judge sitting in the Family Division or a judge of a Family Court and includes, in cases where he or she is empowered to act, a Registrar;

“lower Court” means the Court against which judgment or order an appeal is brought or being brought;

“non‑court day” means a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday;

“non‑party” means any person who is not a party in the action and includes a person who participates in the action because of a statutory duty or because he or she may be affected by the Court’s decision in the action;

“officer” means an officer of the Family Justice Courts;

“originating application” means an originating process by which an action is commenced in Court as described in Order 6, Rule 11 of the Rules of Court 2021;

“originating claim” means an originating process by which an action is commenced in Court as described in Order 6, Rule 5 of the Rules of Court 2021;

“originating process” means an originating claim or an originating application;

“pleading” includes a statement of claim, defence, defence and counterclaim, reply and reply to a defence and counterclaim;

“practice directions” means practice directions issued from time to time by the Registrar with the approval of the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts;

“Registry” means the Registry of the Family Justice Courts;

“Rules” means the Family Justice (Probate and Other Matters) Rules 2024;

“sign” and “seal” by a Judge, the Registrar or other officer of the Family Justice Courts, include signing and sealing by electronic or other means;

“solicitor” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966 and includes the firm that the solicitor is in, and also includes the Attorney‑General, a Deputy Attorney‑General and a Solicitor‑General, where he or she is a party to or appears in any proceedings;

“statement of claim” means a statement setting out the material facts which constitute the cause of action;

“summons” means an application to Court in an action or appeal which has to be served on other parties or non‑parties or both;

“summons without notice” means an application to Court in an action or appeal which does not need to be served on anyone;

“third party” means a party brought into the action by the defendant because an indemnity or contribution is sought against the third party, and “fourth party” means a party brought into the proceedings by the third party, and further parties have corresponding meanings.