When the Court decides an issue in a case before it, or schedules steps that need to be taken in a case, it will usually make an order declaring the rights of the parties and/or directing what needs to be done.
An authenticated order is a formal document which states what the Court has decided and can be used if needed as evidence of this. The judicial or other authorised officer of the Court who made the order may authenticate it themselves by signing the document, or the Prothonotary or one of their deputies may authenticate it by reference to the Court record.
If parties agree on orders that they wish the Court to make, they may submit proposed consent orders for consideration by the Court.
Information on how to obtain or access orders in different parts of the Court is set out below. You can also see templates of commonly made orders and more specific information about orders for particular lists by looking in the appropriate section in Areas of the Court.
Getting a copy of an order in your proceeding
In most civil Trial Division proceedings, the Court no longer emails orders to the parties. Instead, parties and solicitors can access orders in electronic files through the RedCrest case page – see Accessing cases (RedCrest e-Filing).
If you cannot see your order in RedCrest two weeks after it was made, email the Registry to request a copy. For Common Law proceedings, email the List email address (see the relevant list pages from Common Law Division). For Commercial Court matters, email pbzzrepvnypbheg@fhcpbheg.ivp.tbi.nhua.vog.civ.truocpus@truoclaicremmoc
Sending proposed consent orders to the Court
If all parties agree on proposed orders, you can submit a draft of the orders for consideration by the Court. When doing this, you must comply with the requirements and timeframes in any relevant Practice Note or Notice to the Profession for the relevant list.
Generally, you should email a draft of the proposed consent orders to the relevant list email and/or to the chambers of the relevant judicial officer (if known). Send the document in both Word and PDF formats, with the PDF version signed by all parties. The Court reference number should be included in the subject line of the email.
Parties should not assume that the proposed orders will be made by the Court (particularly if they seek the cancellation or adjournment of a hearing) until written confirmation is received that the orders have been made or that attendance at the relevant hearing is not required. Parties should await confirmation from the Court without making follow-up enquiries.
Orders given for criminal proceedings are prepared by the solicitor for a party and submitted to the judge for signing.
The Registry will authenticate orders made in the Court of Appeal.