"the ongoing proceedings" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is most commonly used in legal or formal contexts to refer to any legal or administrative actions that are currently taking place. Example: The judge ordered a stay in the ongoing proceedings until further evidence could be presented.
This is precisely why the whole international community is anxiously following the ongoing proceedings at The Hague, with Asian countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Japan sending observers to the hearings.
The ongoing proceedings began with her opening statements: "What purpose does this bill serve?
The Foreign Office and Home Office both told the Guardian that they were unable to comment on the allegations that the government now faces, precisely because of the ongoing proceedings in the civil courts.
"The investigatory chamber also confirms the ongoing proceedings against suspended FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke related to the suspicion of misuse of expenses and other infringements of FIFA's rules and regulations.
"It was found that Mr Valcke deliberately tried to obstruct the ongoing proceedings against him by attempting to delete or deleting several files and folders relevant to the investigation, despite being aware of his duty to preserve all data and to collaborate in order to establish the facts of the case," it said.
"In view of the ongoing proceedings it is inappropriate to comment further at this time".
"Commander Dizaei has ongoing proceedings in the Employment Tribunal against the Metropolitan Police Authority and a number of senior individuals in that organisation relating to the way in which he has been treated over a substantial period of time".
VW has yet to face any legal consequences for its use of defeat devices in Europe, despite ongoing proceedings in the US.
"I am hoping that the Indonesian government will respect the ongoing legal proceedings and not make a decision on executions until these proceedings have finished," he told the BBC.
The Foreign Office said it could not comment on ongoing proceedings, but has previously admitted that it was not the FCO's responsibility to verify the identity of the man arrested by the Sudanese police.
A statement from Garcia's office said: "As with any investigation, the ethics committee does not comment on ongoing proceedings".
