S.I. No. 137/2004 - The Rules of the Superior Courts (Shorthand Reporting), 2004

1. Order 123 of the Rules of the Superior Courts is hereby amended by the addition of the following rule

“7. Any practice (other than as is provided for by this Order) by virtue of which at the trial or hearing of any civil cause or matter with oral evidence the proceedings are reported by a shorthand writer at the public expense shall, as and from the date of the commencement of the Rules of the Superior Courts (Shorthand Reporting), 2004 (S.I. No. 137 of 2004), cease to operate.”.

2. These rules may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (Shorthand Reporting), 2004.

3. (1) These rules shall come into operation on the 30th day of April, 2004.

(2) Rule 1 shall apply for the purposes of any proceedings begun after the commencement of these Rules but shall not affect any proceedings begun before such commencement.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Rules amend Order 123 of the Rules of the Superior Courts by the addition of a new Rule numbered 7 to the Order. The effect of this amendment is that a shorthand writer will no longer be provided at the public expense at the trial or hearing of chancery and family law proceedings begun after the 30th day of April 2004.

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 following Rules of Court.

Dated this 20th day of November, 2003.

Ronan Keane

Anthony Hunt

Joseph Finnegan

Patrick Groarke

Adrian Hardiman

Patrick O'Connor

William McKechnie

Matthew Feely

Edmond Honohan

Noel Robotham

Michael Cush

I concur in the making of the following Rules of Court, this 31st day of March, 2004.

MICHAEL McDowell,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

S.I. No. 137 of 2004.

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (SHORTHAND REPORTING), 2004.