Northern Ireland civil procedure
When can a party require a verified discovery list in Northern Ireland?
14 days after the notice requiring verification. File and serve the verifying affidavit. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch.
- Period
- 14 days after the notice requiring verification
- Trigger
- Actual service of a timely notice requiring verification
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)
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 can a party require a verified discovery list in Northern Ireland?
14 days after the notice requiring verification. File and serve the verifying affidavit. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch.
Responsible actor. The party required to verify its discovery list.
Actual service of a timely notice requiring verification.
The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch.
The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch. The result must identify paired court filing and service for the party required to verify its discovery list. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual service of a timely notice requiring verification.
- File and serve the verifying affidavit.
- 14 days after the notice requiring verification. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- File and serve the verifying affidavit. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure.
14 days after the notice requiring verification. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
File and serve the verifying affidavit. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 14 days after the notice requiring verification. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. 14 days after the notice requiring verification. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch. 14 days after the notice requiring verification. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days. The independent ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, January 27, 2026 for paired-court-filing-and-service, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Friday, March 20, 2026. The source-specific completion is file and serve the verifying affidavit. File and serve the verifying affidavit. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure. | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Actual service of a timely notice requiring verification is not established. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch. | Actual service of a timely notice requiring verification is not established. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch. 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
- The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch.
- Counting and boundary
- 14 days after the notice requiring verification. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 14 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Required completion
- File and serve the verifying affidavit. Order 3 rule 4 permits next-open completion only where Office closure prevents this actual court-office act. Order 64 rule 7 includes the day after Easter Monday. Hearing recess alone does not prove closure.
- The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch. The result must identify paired court filing and service for the party required to verify its discovery list. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the party required to verify its discovery list. Its controlling event is actual service of a timely notice requiring verification. The recipient's notice must itself fall within one month after closure of pleadings. Both filing and service matter. An untimely notice cannot establish the ordinary compulsory branch.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When can a party require a verified discovery list in Northern Ireland?
Is there a limit for requesting verification?
Yes. The requester must use the stated interval after pleadings close. That request interval differs from the recipient's response period.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)When does the recipient's fourteen-day period start?
It starts on service of the qualifying verification notice, not on the original list's preparation date.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)Must the affidavit be filed and served?
Yes. Establish both acts required by the provision. Sending a draft to the requester is incomplete.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)Can an order change automatic discovery duties?
Yes. Check the actual discovery order and any permitted agreement before using the ordinary notice procedure.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)Does serving a late verification demand create the ordinary obligation?
The notice must satisfy the source's one-month-after-closure request condition. A late demand needs another established basis.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)Does the list date start the recipient's response?
No. Actual service of the qualifying verification notice starts the fourteen-day affidavit response.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 2(7) | 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 |