S.I. No. 32/1981 -- The Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 1) of 1981.
S.I. No. 32/1981: THE RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (NO. 1) OF 1981. |
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THE RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (NO. 1) OF 1981. |
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We, the Superior Courts Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 67 and reconstituted pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, 1953 , section 15 by virtue of the powers conferred upon us by the Courts of Justice Act, 1924 , section 36, and the Courts of Justice Act, 1936 , section 68 (as applied by the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , section 48) and the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 , section 14, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby make the annexed Rules of Court. |
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Dated this 21st day of May 1980. |
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Thomas A. Finlay |
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Brian C. Walsh |
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Francis Griffin |
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Herbert R. McWilliam |
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Patrick J. Lindsay |
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David R. Pigot |
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W. B. Allen |
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I concur in the making of the annexed Rules of Court. |
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Dated this 28th day of January 1981. |
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GERARD COLLINS, |
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Aire Dli agus Cirt. |
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RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (No. 1), 1981 |
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1. In Order 4, Rule 5(2) shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor:-- |
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"5(2). The amount claimed for costs shall be:-- |
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2. In Appendix W PART III shall be deleted and the following substituted therefor:-- |
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"COSTS OF JUDGEMENT IN DEFAULT OF APPEARANCE 0.99, r.39 |
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3. These Rules shall be construed together with the Rules of the Superior Courts and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 1), 1981. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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These Rules, which come into operation on 28 January, 1981, provide for a revised scale of costs in debt and liquidated claim cases settled within six days after the service of a Summary Summons. The Rules also provide for a revised scale of costs in cases of judgement in default of appearance. The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism has, under section 2(2)(a) of the Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972 , consented to the exercise by the rule-making authority (Superior Court Rules Committee with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice) of their statutory powers to regulate the costs dealt with in the Rules. |
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