County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1998

Assessment of damages by the district judge

3.  Order 12, Rule 13 shall be amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph 2(i) for the words “the hearing” there shall be substituted the words “the assessment”;

(b) for paragraph (2)(ii) there shall be substituted the following new paragraph—

“(ii) issue a summons in Form 70 and serve it, together with the medical or other reports upon which he will seek to rely at the assessment, on the other parties to the proceedings at least 7 days before the date fixed for assessment.”;

(c) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph—

“(2A) Where a party against whom judgment has been entered wishes to be heard at the assessment he shall give notice in writing to the chief clerk and the other parties to the proceedings.”.