The Rules of Civil Procedure in the BVI were subject to
extensive change in 2000. Further significant amendments to those
Rules took place by virtue of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court,
Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2011. This brief note sets out a
broad summary of some of the key changes introduced by those
Amendment Rules.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMENDED RULES
Part 2 Application and interpretation of rules
Under Part 2, Rule 2.2 has been amended to so that in now
incorporates Part 62 (on appeals to the Court of Appeal) to family
proceedings and insolvency.
Chambers/open court
The Amendent Rules 2011 also repeal Rule 2.7, which sets out
where, when and how it deals with cases, and instead provide a
revised codification of the Court's practice. In essence, Rule
2.7 now provides that applications must be heard in chambers while
claims, motions and motions and petitions must be heard in open
Court. However, except in the case of trials, the Court
