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

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 so as to—

(i) provide that a civil bill may be served by insertion through the letter box at the defendant’s address;

(ii) require a party against whom judgment has been entered to give notice if he wishes to be heard at the assessment of damages;

(iii) provide that certain documents may be written on good quality A4 paper rather than on judicature paper;

(iv) deem documents served by first class post to have been served on the seventh business day after posting;

(v) allow for the service of certain documents to be effected by DX;

(vi) notify a party that he need not appear if he has no objection to the making of a court order for the disclosure of documents or the inspection of property; and

(vii) make other minor corrections.