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County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981
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ORDER 16Sitting in chambers
1. The judge may sit in chambers at any time and place and before, at or after the ordinary sittings of his court for the despatch of such part of the jurisdiction of his court as can without detriment to the public interest be heard in chambers, or for such matters as the judge shall from time to time think may be more conveniently disposed of in chambers than in open court.
Adjournment from court to chambers and vice versa
2.—(1) The judge may when sitting in open court adjourn for consideration in chambers any matter which in his opinion would be more conveniently disposed of in chambers.
(2) The judge may when sitting in chambers direct any matter to be heard in open court which he thinks ought to be so heard.
Mode of proceeding
3. Unless otherwise provided, every application at chambers not made ex parte shall be made by summons in Form 70.
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