Standard Directions in Mercantile Courts
[Title of case with Judge’s name]
Order for Directions
made on [ ]
1. Standard disclosure is to be made by [ ].
Inspection on 48 hours notice to be completed by [ ].
2. Signed statements of witnesses of fact, and hearsay notices when required by CPR 33.2, are
to be exchanged not later than [ ].
Unless otherwise ordered, the witness statements are to stand as the evidence in chief of
the witnesses at trial.
3. Each party has permission to call at the trial expert witnesses as follows:
Number Expertise Issue(s) to be covered
whose reports are to be exchanged by [ ].
4. Experts of like disciplines are to:
(i) meet without prejudice by [ ] to identify the issues between them and to
attempt to reach agreement on such issues, and
(ii) prepare a joint statement pursuant to CPR 35.12(3), by [ ].
or
3. Expert evidence in the following field(s) of expertise is limited to a written report by a single
expert jointly instructed by the parties:
Expertise Issue(s) to be covered
4. (i) The report of the single joint expert is to be produced by [ ].
(ii) Any questions to the expert are to be presented to him by [ ] and answered
by [ ].
(iii) Any party may apply not later than [ ] for an order that the expert
witness shall give oral evidence at the trial.
5. The case will be tried in [ ] by judge alone, estimated length of trial [ ]
days, [commencing on ] [not before ].
[The claimant is to apply to the mercantile listing officer to fix a date for the trial, not later
than [ ], specifying dates which any party wishes to avoid.]
