Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must a party seek review of a taxing-master decision in Northern Ireland?
21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections.
- Period
- 21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period
- Trigger
- The actual Taxing Master decision
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)
Current official revised XML accessed October 9, 2026, with retained amendment comparison. The June 2021 and February 2021 court PDFs are historical consolidation aids.
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When must a party seek review of a taxing-master decision in Northern Ireland?
21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections.
Responsible actor. A taxation party dissatisfied with a non-provisional Taxing Master decision.
The actual Taxing Master decision.
Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections.
Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections. The result must identify paired master and party objections for a taxation party dissatisfied with a non-provisional Taxing Master decision. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the actual Taxing Master decision.
- Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties.
- 21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 21 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 21 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections. 21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 21 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days. The independent ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, February 3, 2026 for paired-master-and-party-objections, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Tuesday, February 3, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Friday, March 13, 2026. The source-specific completion is apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification. | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual Taxing Master decision is not established. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections. | The actual Taxing Master decision is not established. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections.
- Counting and boundary
- 21 days after the decision unless the Taxing Master fixes another period. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 21 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Required completion
- Apply for review and deliver written objections to the Master and entitled parties. Order 3 rule 4 addresses acts prevented at a court office. It does not automatically postpone this service, disclosure, validity or deemed-event boundary. Unproved nonworking endpoints remain outside numeric qualification.
- Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections. The result must identify paired master and party objections for a taxation party dissatisfied with a non-provisional Taxing Master decision. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns a taxation party dissatisfied with a non-provisional Taxing Master decision. Its controlling event is the actual Taxing Master decision. Provisional taxation is excluded. The objections must identify each challenged item and ground. Another party's answer period runs from delivery of those objections.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a party seek review of a taxing-master decision in Northern Ireland?
Is this the same as review by a High Court judge?
No. Review before the taxing master and subsequent judicial review of that decision are distinct steps.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)Must the disputed item be identified?
Yes. The rule requires the stated grounds and items. A general disagreement with the bill does not establish a compliant review request.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)What event controls the review interval?
Use the actual taxation decision or completion event specified for this review, rather than the original judgment's date.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)Can the judicial-review interval start before the first review ends?
The judge-review branch requires its own decision event. Do not collapse the two procedural stages.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)Can a provisional taxation decision use this review route?
No. The provision excludes a decision on provisional taxation from the ordinary rule 33 route.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)How does another party answer the objections?
That party has a separate twenty-one-day interval after delivery, or the period actually fixed by the taxing master.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 62, rule 33(2) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, Order 3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980, Order 64 rule 7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |