Northern Ireland civil procedure
How much notice is needed to restart dormant Northern Ireland proceedings?
Not less than one calendar month once a year has elapsed. Give every other party the required notice before proceeding. The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding.
- Period
- Not less than one calendar month once a year has elapsed
- Trigger
- Actual last qualifying proceeding and service of the intention notice
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)
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The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
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How much notice is needed to restart dormant Northern Ireland proceedings?
Not less than one calendar month once a year has elapsed. Give every other party the required notice before proceeding. The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding.
Responsible actor. The party wishing to revive dormant proceedings.
Actual last qualifying proceeding and service of the intention notice.
The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding.
The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual last qualifying proceeding and service of the intention notice.
- Give every other party the required notice before proceeding.
- Not less than one calendar month once a year has elapsed. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
- Give every other party the required notice before proceeding. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
Not less than one calendar month once a year has elapsed. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
Give every other party the required notice before proceeding. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding.
- Counting and boundary
- Not less than one calendar month once a year has elapsed. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
- Required completion
- Give every other party the required notice before proceeding. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
- The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding. The one-month minimum notice is fixed once the proposed proceeding and effective notice on every other party are established. This page does not establish a final filing date or the first permitted local instant from a date-only notice. Identify the intended act and satisfy the full notice interval.
- This procedure concerns the party wishing to revive dormant proceedings. Its controlling event is actual last qualifying proceeding and service of the intention notice. The one-month notice runs from the notice, not from the old last proceeding. A motion or summons with no order is not a qualifying proceeding.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How much notice is needed to restart dormant Northern Ireland proceedings?
Does one month run from the last old proceeding?
No. The month is the notice interval before the intended new step. Prior inactivity determines whether notice is needed.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)How much inactivity triggers this notice requirement?
Order 3 rule 6 uses the specified one-year inactivity condition, subject to its exceptions.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)Does serving notice itself complete the restarted step?
No. The party must wait the required notice interval and then take the actual intended procedural step.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)Can an order dispense with notice?
Apply the rule's stated exceptions and any actual direction. An assumed agreement is not evidence of dispensation.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)Does a summons producing no order restart the inactivity clock?
The source excludes the stated unsuccessful motion or summons from the qualifying proceeding calculation.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)Who must receive the revival warning?
Give the prescribed notice to every other party before taking the intended proceeding.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 3, rule 6(1) | 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 |