unless order

Unless Orders are court orders which specify that a party to the proceedings must do some act by a specified date. If that act is not done, some specified consequence follows. Issuing orders in this form provide the litigant one final opportunity to comply with the directions of the court. The order sets out the event that will take place in the event of a failure

Unless orders may be issued by the court when discharging its case management powers, which may be at any time; when they are made, such court orders the consequences are automatic without further order of the court. In the event that the allocation fee or listing fee has not been paid by the relevant party to the litigation and the litigant has been issued a notice to pay the relevant fee an fails to do so, (1) the claim will automatically be struck out without further order of the court; and (ii) the claimant will be liable for the costs which the defendant has incurred unless the court orders otherwise.

Usage: The court issued an unless order to procure the compliance of the defendant with the case management directions.

Related Words: court order; case management conference; allocation directions; allocation questionnaire; listing questionnaire; case management conference.