The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2011

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2011 and shall come into operation on 25th March 2011.

(2) In these Rules an Order or Form referred to by number or an Appendix referred to by letter means the Order or Form so numbered or the Appendix so lettered in the amended Rules.

Amendments

2.  The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980(1) are amended as follows—

(1) in the Arrangement of Orders—

(a) in the entry for Order 1, after “Judicature”, insert “and Mediation”;

(b) in the entry for Order 71, for “Reciprocal enforcement of judgments, enforcement of European Community judgments and European Order for Payment Procedure”, substitute “Reciprocal enforcement of judgments, enforcement of European Community judgments, European Order for Payment Procedure and Mediation Directive”; and

(c) after the entry relating to Order 124, insert—

“125.   Coroners and Justice Act 2009 – Exploitation Proceeds Orders”;

(2) in Order 1—

(a) in the heading, after “JUDICATURE”, insert “; MEDIATION”;

(b) after rule 11(m), insert—

“(n) applications under Part 7 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(2) – Exploitation Proceeds Orders.”; and

(c) after rule 18, insert the new rules set out in Schedule 1;

(3) in Order 66, rule 5, after paragraph (4), insert—

“(5) No document—

(a) relating to an application under Order 71, rule 47(1) for a mediation settlement enforcement order;

(b) annexed to a mediation settlement enforcement order made under Order 71, rule 47(6);

(c) relating to an application under Order 71, rule 49(1) or otherwise for disclosure or inspection of mediation evidence; or

(d) annexed to an order for disclosure or inspection made under Order 71, rule 49 or otherwise,

may be inspected without the leave of the Court.”;

(4) in Order 71—

(a) for the heading, substitute “RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS, ENFORCEMENT OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY JUDGMENTS, EUROPEAN ORDER FOR PAYMENT PROCEDURE AND MEDIATION DIRECTIVE”; and

(b) after rule 44, insert the new rules set out in Schedule 2;

(5) after Order 124, insert new Order 125 as set out in Schedule 3.

Declan Morgan

W R B Stephens

John Gillen

F P Girvan

Paul Maguire

Tony Caher

Dated 21st February 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55A(3) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, I allow these Rules.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 24th February 2011

David Ford

Minister of Justice