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Rules on chronologies: courts and inquiries
This directory lists rules and official guidance on chronologies used in court cases and public inquiries. Each row names the body, the rule and what it requires. England and Wales asks for a brief chronology in the multi-track case summary 1. Qatar's international court sets a four-column table 4. New Zealand uses a merged chronology that marks agreed and disputed entries 5. Blank cells mean the source read did not state the fact.
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Civil courts, multi-track, CPR PD 29 para 5.7
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Rule on chronologies
- Case summary sets out a brief chronology and the agreed and disputed issues of fact, normally no more than 500 words, prepared by the claimant and agreed if possible 1
Court of Appeal, CPR PD 52C para 27(13)(d)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Rule on chronologies
- Supplementary and unagreed documents bundles must be in chronological order. Core bundles are exempt 2
Commercial Court Guide, 11th edition
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Rule on chronologies
- Contains section F.11, Chronologies, indices and dramatis personae, and Appendix 6, Preparation of Chronologies and Indices 3
Qatar International Court, when required
- Jurisdiction
- Qatar
- Rule on chronologies
- Court will likely request a chronology and dramatis personae in each case going to trial, except Small Claims 4
Qatar International Court, agreement
- Jurisdiction
- Qatar
- Rule on chronologies
- Chronology should be agreed, include agreed facts, and be no longer than is necessary 4
Qatar International Court, disputes
- Jurisdiction
- Qatar
- Rule on chronologies
- Disagreements shown in neutral terms with competing versions shortly stated 4
Qatar International Court, format
- Jurisdiction
- Qatar
- Rule on chronologies
- Table with at least four columns: Date, Facts or Event, Disputes, E-Bundle reference 4
High Court, Rule 7.4(4)
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Rule on chronologies
- Chronology outlines key events, not every event, and each entry links to supporting documents 5
High Court, Schedule 1 timetable
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Rule on chronologies
- Plaintiff serves a draft within 25 working days of the statement of defence. Defendant responds within 45 working days 5
High Court, Rule 9.9
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Rule on chronologies
- Merged chronology shows agreed and disputed entries, filed no later than 15 working days after the common bundle is served 5
High Court, Rule 9.4
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Rule on chronologies
- Common bundle arranged chronologically or in another agreed sequence 5
High Court of Australia, Form 27B
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Rule on chronologies
- Appellant's chronology lists principal events leading to the litigation, with appeal book references, in a form suitable for publication on the Internet 6
Public inquiries, Inquiries Act 2005 s2
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Rule on chronologies
- An inquiry panel is not to rule on, and has no power to determine, any person's civil or criminal liability 8
Public inquiries, Inquiries Act 2005 ss24 to 26
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Rule on chronologies
- Sections 24, 25 and 26 cover submission of reports, publication of reports, and laying of reports before Parliament or Assembly 7
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Notes
- The New Zealand rules apply to Ordinary Proceedings filed after 1 January 2026, or where a judge orders the process 5.
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Sources
- Ministry of Justice: Practice Direction 29, The Multi-Track, Civil Procedure Rules
- Ministry of Justice: Practice Direction 52C, Appeals to the Court of Appeal (updated 6 April 2024)
- Judiciary of England and Wales: The Commercial Court Guide, Eleventh Edition (2022)
- Qatar International Court: Guidance on Chronologies and Dramatis Personae (April 2023)
- New Zealand Ministry of Justice: Preparing for trial General Proceedings
- High Court of Australia: Form 27B, Appellant's Chronology
- legislation.gov.uk: Inquiries Act 2005
- legislation.gov.uk: Inquiries Act 2005, section 2, No determination of liability