Northern Ireland civil procedure
What inspection notice must accompany a Northern Ireland discovery list?
Inspection time within seven counted days after service. Allow inspection and copying at the specified place. The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct.
- Period
- Inspection time within seven counted days after service
- Trigger
- Actual service of the list and simultaneous inspection notice
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10
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The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
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What inspection notice must accompany a Northern Ireland discovery list?
Inspection time within seven counted days after service. Allow inspection and copying at the specified place. The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct.
Responsible actor. The party serving its list of documents.
Actual service of the list and simultaneous inspection notice.
The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct.
The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual service of the list and simultaneous inspection notice.
- Allow inspection and copying at the specified place.
- Inspection time within seven counted days after service. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
- Allow inspection and copying at the specified place. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
Inspection time within seven counted days after service. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
Allow inspection and copying at the specified place. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty. 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 24, rule 10Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct.
- Counting and boundary
- Inspection time within seven counted days after service. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
- Required completion
- Allow inspection and copying at the specified place. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
- The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct. The notice must accompany the discovery list. The seven-day interval governs inspection availability. Treating seven days as a notice-response deadline would change the actual duty.
- This procedure concerns the party serving its list of documents. Its controlling event is actual service of the list and simultaneous inspection notice. The inspection notice accompanies the list. Seven days governs inspection availability, not permission to wait seven days before sending the notice. Privileged or objected documents remain distinct.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
What inspection notice must accompany a Northern Ireland discovery list?
Is seven days a deadline to send the notice?
No. The notice accompanies the list. Seven days identifies the stated availability interval for inspection.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10Can a party send the list first and notice later automatically?
The source requires the accompanying notice. A separate later notice cannot be assumed compliant.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10Which documents does the notice concern?
The notice concerns documents in the list that the listing party does not object to producing for inspection.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10Does an inspection arrangement prove the documents were produced?
No. Retain the actual notice, availability and inspection evidence. The date alone does not establish production.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10Can privileged documents be treated as automatically available?
No. The source distinguishes documents objected to from those offered for inspection.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10What must the accompanying notice identify?
It must provide the stated inspection time and place for the documents available under the rule.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 24, rule 10 | 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 |