Grosseschnauzer
TNPer
As Chief Justice, I wish to report that the Court of The North Pacific has adopted Rules on Evidence and Procedure that will control all future proceedings and trials in the Court.
These Rules focus on what needs to be prepared before a trial or hearing so that trials will not be lengthy or time consuming. It places the burden of having all testimony and evidence ready for trial on the parties, and seek to have all questions of procedure and testimony resolved before a trial begins.
This will speed up the trial, assure a complete record in case of an appeal, and in general, assure that the Court's business will no longer be delayed, and delayed by absent witnesses or unprepared parties.
The Interim Court Rules, which in fact were only guidance and recommendations that dated back to the prior Constitution have been withdrawn.
Finally, these new rules, as well as the previously adopted rule on judicial hearing officers, are now posted in a single pinned thread in the main Court forum: Adopted Court Rules
These Rules focus on what needs to be prepared before a trial or hearing so that trials will not be lengthy or time consuming. It places the burden of having all testimony and evidence ready for trial on the parties, and seek to have all questions of procedure and testimony resolved before a trial begins.
This will speed up the trial, assure a complete record in case of an appeal, and in general, assure that the Court's business will no longer be delayed, and delayed by absent witnesses or unprepared parties.
The Interim Court Rules, which in fact were only guidance and recommendations that dated back to the prior Constitution have been withdrawn.
Finally, these new rules, as well as the previously adopted rule on judicial hearing officers, are now posted in a single pinned thread in the main Court forum: Adopted Court Rules
