Article 21 – Legal Topic – Committal Orders
By: Sherisse Walker Attorney-at-Law Martin George and Co. Attorneys-at-Law INTRODUCTION Part 53 of the Consolidated Civil Proceedings Rules 2016 deals with the power of the Court to commit a person to prison or to make an Order confiscating their assets for failure to comply with a Court Order or Undertaking requiring him to do an act within a specified time or restraining or commanding him not to do an act. The relevant provisions of Part 53 of the Consolidated CPR are as follows: THE CONSOLIDATED CIVIL PROCEEDINGS RULES 2016 When committal orders or confiscation of assets Orders may be made; Rule...
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