Northern Ireland civil procedure
When must a clinical-negligence plaintiff disclose damages reports in Northern Ireland?
Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other parties. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors.
- Period
- Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings
- Trigger
- Actual close of pleadings
- Rule
- Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)
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 clinical-negligence plaintiff disclose damages reports in Northern Ireland?
Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other parties. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors.
Responsible actor. The clinical-negligence plaintiff relying on medical damages evidence.
Actual close of pleadings.
The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors.
The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors. The result must identify medical evidence disclosure for the clinical-negligence plaintiff relying on medical damages evidence. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)How does this provision count time?
- Establish actual close of pleadings.
- Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other parties.
- Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 70 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other 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.
Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 70 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other 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 25, rule 14(1)(i)What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Fictitious established event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors. Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 70 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days. The independent ordinary endpoint is Tuesday, March 24, 2026 for medical-evidence-disclosure, not a different filing, service or entitlement date. | Tuesday, March 24, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Fictitious boundary event on Friday, January 23, 2026. The source-specific completion is disclose held medical damages evidence to the other parties. Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other 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. | The ordinary medical-evidence-disclosure endpoint is Good Friday, April 3, 2026. RCJ Office closure cannot postpone this actual act merely because it prevents a different registry filing. Establish lawful completion on the controlling day or an actual variation. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | Actual close of pleadings is not established. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors. The selected period cannot replace that missing source fact. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors. | Actual close of pleadings is not established. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors. 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 plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors.
- Counting and boundary
- Not later than ten weeks from close of pleadings. Exclude the controlling event day under Order 3 rule 2(2). Count 70 following days. Intermediate weekends remain because this interval exceeds seven days.
- Required completion
- Disclose held medical damages evidence to the other 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.
- The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors. The result must identify medical evidence disclosure for the clinical-negligence plaintiff relying on medical damages evidence. Confirm every actual event and completion before selecting the ordinary branch.
- This procedure concerns the clinical-negligence plaintiff relying on medical damages evidence. Its controlling event is actual close of pleadings. The plaintiff's interval differs from the defendant's twenty weeks. An order can change the period. Later evidence remains subject to receipt and trial anchors.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a clinical-negligence plaintiff disclose damages reports in Northern Ireland?
Is the plaintiff's damages period twenty weeks?
The ordinary plaintiff damages branch uses ten weeks. Liability exchange and defendant damages disclosure have different periods.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)Which reports fall within this duty?
Identify the qualifying damages evidence under the clinical-negligence provision, rather than every expert document indiscriminately.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)Does disclosure establish the defendant's deadline?
The defendant's damages branch requires its own source event and period. One party's compliance does not prove the other's.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)What if a report is obtained later?
Use the actual later-evidence provision and any direction. Do not reset every damages-report period without authority.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)Does actual receipt of the defendant's report start this interval?
The ordinary held-evidence branch uses closure of pleadings, not automatically receipt of another party's report.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)Who must receive the plaintiff's damages evidence?
Disclose it to the relevant other parties under the clinical-negligence provision.
Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i)Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the Court of Judicature (NI) 1980, Sch 1, Order 25, rule 14(1)(i) | 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 |