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

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Article 1Citation, commencement and interpretation#

(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.

Article 2Amendments#

The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 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 – Exploitation Proceeds Orders.”

(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; ord 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.