The Court Files Privileged Access Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 123

Rule 4(4)(5)

SCHEDULE 1 Undertaking to be signed by any applicant who meets the criteria at rule 3(1)(a).

UNDERTAKING in relation to privileged access to court files for

(1) I undertake to keep the files and all their contents in strict confidence and to take all reasonable security precautions in the safekeeping of the information they contain.

(2) I understand that I may share the files or their contents with a solicitor for the purposes of obtaining legal advice. I undertake not to share the files or any of their contents with anyone other than a solicitor and not to permit any other person to share the files or any of their contents, other than as permitted by the Court Files Privileged Access Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(3) I undertake not to copy the files or any of their contents and not to permit any other person to copy the files or any of their contents, other than as permitted by the Court Files Privileged Access Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(4) I undertake not to reformat the files or any of their contents and not to permit any other person to reformat the files or any of their contents.

(5) I undertake not to publish the files or any of their contents and not to permit any other person to publish the files or any of their contents, other than as permitted by the Court Files Privileged Access Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(6) I confirm that within 10 years of [DATE], which is the date on which the Department released the files to me, I will EITHER:

(a) return the files to PRONI, OR

(b) write to PRONI to request permission to keep the files for a further period of time.

(7) I understand that a breach of this undertaking may result in legal action against me.

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