Northern Ireland civil procedure
When may a defendant pay money into court in Northern Ireland?
The later of fourteen weeks from pleading closure and four weeks from qualifying plaintiff disclosure. Pay the sum into court and give the required notice. The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment.
- Period
- The later of fourteen weeks from pleading closure and four weeks from qualifying plaintiff disclosure
- Trigger
- Both actual closure of pleadings and the plaintiff's qualifying medical disclosure
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)
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The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
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When may a defendant pay money into court in Northern Ireland?
The later of fourteen weeks from pleading closure and four weeks from qualifying plaintiff disclosure. Pay the sum into court and give the required notice. The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment.
Responsible actor. The defendant offering a payment into court.
Both actual closure of pleadings and the plaintiff's qualifying medical disclosure.
The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment.
The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)How does this provision count time?
- Establish both actual closure of pleadings and the plaintiff's qualifying medical disclosure.
- Pay the sum into court and give the required notice.
- The later of fourteen weeks from pleading closure and four weeks from qualifying plaintiff disclosure. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
- Pay the sum into court and give the required notice. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
The later of fourteen weeks from pleading closure and four weeks from qualifying plaintiff disclosure. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
Pay the sum into court and give the required notice. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments. 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 22, rule 1(1)(b)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment.
- Counting and boundary
- The later of fourteen weeks from pleading closure and four weeks from qualifying plaintiff disclosure. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
- Required completion
- Pay the sum into court and give the required notice. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
- The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment. The payment window compares pleading closure and qualifying medical disclosure, with defendant evidence prerequisites and separate early, consent and leave routes. No unconditional fourteen-week endpoint describes all payments.
- This procedure concerns the defendant offering a payment into court. Its controlling event is both actual closure of pleadings and the plaintiff's qualifying medical disclosure. The defendant must satisfy the relevant medical-evidence condition. Payment before closure is another branch. Leave or consent can authorize later payment.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When may a defendant pay money into court in Northern Ireland?
Does the ordinary period use one event only?
No. The provision compares closure of pleadings and the plaintiff's medical-evidence disclosure, with additional evidence conditions.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)Must the defendant's medical evidence be checked?
Yes. The stated payment branch requires the relevant defendant disclosure conditions as well as the time comparison.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)Does payment alone notify the plaintiff?
No. The required payment notice is a separate component of the procedure.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)Can a later payment be authorized?
An actual permission or order may supply another route. The default interval does not establish permission by itself.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)Does payment before pleadings close use the later-of formula?
The source separately addresses payment before closure. Establish that branch rather than impose a later-stage default.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)Does consent permit later payment?
The stated consent or leave route requires actual authority. A theoretical willingness to agree does not establish permission.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 22, rule 1(1)(b) | 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 |