Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
1980
United Kingdom
The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980
At a glance
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Additional provisions for cases where child is not a United Kingdom national
Introduction
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Right to sue in person
Citation
[ The overriding objective
Number of expert witnesses
Application
[ Claim for interest on a debt or liquidated demand under s.33A of the Act
Claim for contractual interest
Claim for interest under the Bills of Exchange Act 1882
[ Claim for statutory interest under the late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
Definitions
[ Evidence of plans, photographs etc.
[ Disclosure of evidence in clinical negligence
Construction of references to Order, Rules etc,
[ Excusing of jurors
Construction of references to action, etc. for possession of land
[ Action for the enforcement of orders charging land by sale
Construction for references to Lord Chief Justice
[ Appeal books
Construction of certain references to the Treasury [obsolete]
[ Judgment against a State
[ Judgments under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
[ Judgment where application under section 6 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 pending
Judgments where writ or notice of writ served under Order 11, rule 1(2)(ab)
Forms
[ Application by defendant where writ not served
Rules not to exclude conduct of business by post
[ Assignment to Chancery Division
The European Intellectual Property Directive
Assessment of expenses where recovery order is made
Registers
Assignment to Queen’s Bench Division
[Recommittal in respect of order under section 91 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
[ Assignment to Family Division
[ Choice of Division by plaintiff
Central Office
[ Notice of action to non-parties bound by judgment
Chancery Office
[ Bankruptcy and Companies Office
[ Defence
Giving effect to an overseas freezing order
Notice of registration of an overseas freezing order
Application to cancel the registration of, or vary an overseas freezing order
Probate and Matrimonial Office
[ Office of Care and Protection
Taxing Office
Interpretation
Time limit for lodging the respondent’s notice
Striking out notices of appeal and setting aside or imposing conditions on leave to appeal
Hearing of appeals
Adjournment of proceedings for the purposes of ADR
[ Applications under section 96AA of the Sexual Offences Act 2003
Application for order under rule 20
Time limit for application under rule 20
Conviction, etc. to be adduced in evidence: matters to be pleaded
Undertakings as to expenses, etc.
Taxation of bill of costs comprised in an account
Taxing Master to fix certain fees payable to conveyancing counsel
[ Registration of registered decisions
Powers of Taxing Master on taxation of costs out of a fund
Powers of Taxing Master in relation to costs of taxation proceedings
Powers of Taxing Master in relation to misconduct, neglect etc.
Commencement of proceedings
Subsequent procedure
Provisional taxation
Short and urgent taxations
[ Short Form Taxation
Application to Taxing Master for review
Review by Taxing Master
Review by a judge
Application and interpretation
Assignment of business and exercise of powers
Applications under the Judgments Regulation
Appeals
Enforcement of High Court judgments in other Member States
Authentic instruments and court settlements
References under the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001
Application and interpretation
Translations
Assignment of business and exercise of powers
Application for a European Order for Payment
Withdrawal of EOP application
Transfer of proceedings where an EOP application has been opposed
Defence
Review in exceptional cases
Register of European Orders for Payment
Application and interpretation
Assignment of business and exercise of powers
Mediation settlement enforcement orders
Mediation settlement enforcement orders: foreign currency
Mediation evidence: disclosure or inspection
Mediation evidence: witnesses and depositions
Grants of administration under discretionary powers of court, and grant ad colligenda bona
Applications for leave to swear to death
Grants in respect of nuncupative wills and of copies of wills
Grants durante absentia
Power to require application to be made by summons or motion
Notice of motion
Application by summons
Issue of copies of original wills and other documents
Attendances with documents
Notices of applications for grants made to a branch office
List of grants made in a branch office
Amendment of grants in branch office
Order of priority for grant where the deceased died before the 1st day of January 1956
Inquiries as to prior dealing with the patient’s property
Inquiries as to testamentary documents executed by patient
Power to direct other inquiries
Statement of property retained or deposited
Stock in name of patient or controller
Disposal of property on patient’s death or recovery
Documents to be settled by court
Authentication by seal
Copies of documents in court
Payment of fees
Administration fee
Costs generally
Supreme Court costs rules to apply
Costs of unnecessary employment of solicitor etc., not to be allowed
Costs of Official Solicitor
Certificate of service or notification
The application of the Order to particular proceedings may be...
The other provisions of these Rules apply to applications relating...
See, for example, the following provisions of these Rules for...
The Rules set out in Schedule1 hereto are hereby made....
(1) The Rules and Orders specified in Part I of...
The provisions specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 hereto...
As respects proceedings commenced before 1st January 1981, the times...
These rules may be cited as the Rules of the...
Interpretation
A court of two or more judges exercising jurisdiction pursuant...
The proper officer shall send a copy of any order...
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References
Where in proceedings before a county court the court considers...
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Application for restraint order [ and domestic freezing order certificate]
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Third party directions
Delay in applying for relief
Claims for possession: non-appearance by a defendant
[ Claim for possession: notice to be sent to defendant in default of payment
Claim for possession of land: notice to occupiers
Contents of affidavit
Action by writ: judgment in default
Action for sale of mortgaged property: parties: disposal of surplus proceeds of sale: sale of unsold property
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