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<Number>2011 No. 65</Number>
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<Title>County Courts</Title>
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<Title>The County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
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<P><Text>This Order increases the jurisdiction of district judges in the county courts in Northern Ireland in respect of arbitrations (small claims) from £2,000 to £3,000.</Text></P>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2001/67" id="c00002" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2001" Number="0067">S.R. 2001 No.67</Citation></Text></Para>
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