The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 to—

• amend provisions in Orders 6 and 12 on the addresses for service of documents on parties who are outside the jurisdiction;

• provide that appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal on a point of law under section 13 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 are not to be brought by way of case stated under Order 61 but in accordance with the procedure in new rule 3 inserted in Order 60B;

• make a minor amendment to Order 93A so that a copy of an application for presumed death must be served directly on the Attorney General;

• amend Order 109 rule 5 to allow for the making of a Short Procedure Order where a mentally incapable patient’s assets do not exceed £20,000 (increased from £5,000);

• amend an incorrect reference to a statutory provision in Order 109A, rule 18;

• amend incorrect references to the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland in Order 116.