| 1. |
A request for a preferential trial date must be made
only after following the procedure for the allocation of a trial date
as set out in Transvaal Rule 7. |
| 2. |
A request for a preferential trial date is made by delivering
a letter to the registrar marked for the attention of the Deputy Judge
President. The letter must set out - |
| |
2.1 |
the names of the parties to the trial and the case number; |
| |
2.2 |
the nature of the dispute; |
| |
2.3 |
an estimate of the probable duration of the trial; |
| |
2.4 |
the motivation for the allocation of a preferential date. |
| 3. |
If the aforementioned letter is not directed by all
the parties to the trial, proof that a copy of the letter has been forwarded
to the other party or parties to the trial, must be provided. |
| 4. |
Any party who is in receipt of a letter referred to
in paragraph 2 above, and who wishes to make representations in respect
thereof, may do so forthwith by delivering a letter to the registrar
for the attention of the Deputy Judge President. A copy of the letter
must be delivered to the other party or parties to the trial and proof
thereof must be provided. |
| 5. |
The Deputy Judge President shall inform the parties
in writing of the outcome of the request and of the date allocated for
the trial in the event of the request being acceded to. |
| 6. |
After being informed of a trial date, all the parties
to the trial must comply with Transvaal Rule 7(5). The letter from the
Deputy Judge President allocating the trial date must be attached to
Notice of Set-down delivered in terms of Rule 7(5). |
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