Northern Ireland civil procedure
When may a defendant lodge money in a Northern Ireland County Court?
Eight, 14 or 28 days depending on the established branch. Pay into the civil-bill account and give the required notice with the costs undertaking. Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch.
- Period
- Eight, 14 or 28 days depending on the established branch
- Trigger
- The selected remittal, medical-evidence, particulars or defence-notice event
- Rule
- County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)
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The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
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When may a defendant lodge money in a Northern Ireland County Court?
Eight, 14 or 28 days depending on the established branch. Pay into the civil-bill account and give the required notice with the costs undertaking. Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch.
Responsible actor. The defendant choosing payment into court.
The selected remittal, medical-evidence, particulars or defence-notice event.
Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch.
Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the selected remittal, medical-evidence, particulars or defence-notice event.
- Pay into the civil-bill account and give the required notice with the costs undertaking.
- Eight, 14 or 28 days depending on the established branch. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
- Pay into the civil-bill account and give the required notice with the costs undertaking. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
Eight, 14 or 28 days depending on the established branch. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
Pay into the civil-bill account and give the required notice with the costs undertaking. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch.
- Counting and boundary
- Eight, 14 or 28 days depending on the established branch. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
- Required completion
- Pay into the civil-bill account and give the required notice with the costs undertaking. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
- Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch. The source uses distinct remittal, held and late medical evidence, defence-notice and permitted-later-payment branches. The generic label does not establish which event and eight-, fourteen- or twenty-eight-day completion applies.
- This procedure concerns the defendant choosing payment into court. Its controlling event is the selected remittal, medical-evidence, particulars or defence-notice event. Remitted actions use eight days from remittal. Ordinary plaintiff medical evidence uses 28 days, specified late evidence uses 14 days and a pre-hearing condition, and other actions use 28 days from the defence notice. An order permitting later payment changes the branch.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When may a defendant lodge money in a Northern Ireland County Court?
Do all payments receive twenty-eight days?
No. Remittal, specified medical evidence, late evidence and permitted later-payment branches have different periods.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)Does late medical evidence permit payment after hearing starts?
The specified late-evidence branch also requires payment before the first hearing. Both conditions matter.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)Must the plaintiff be notified of payment?
Yes. Establish the prescribed notice and costs undertaking, not merely the bank deposit.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)Can a further-particulars order affect late payment?
The rule provides a specified permission route following particulars. Establish the actual order and receipt event.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)Does the costs undertaking accompany the payment procedure?
The source requires the specified undertaking and notice. A calculated date does not establish those documents.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)What must be established for the remitted-action branch?
Establish the actual remittal and applicable remitted action. Its eight-day interval is not the ordinary twenty-eight-day default.
County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 21, rule 2(2)(b) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Order 43 rule 17 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, section 39 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |