S.I. No. 256/2005 - District Court (Section 40, Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004) Rules, 2005

1. Name of party applying to be accompanied at

hearing ............................................................ .....................................................

.........................................* Applicant/Respondent

2. Name and address of person who it is proposed will accompany the * Applicant/Respondent

............................................................ ............................................................ .....

............................................................ .......................................

3. Relationship or connection of person referred to in paragraph 2 to * Applicant/Respondent

(e.g. parent, brother/sister/family friend etc)

............................................................ ............................................................ .......

4. I *have/*have not previously obtained the permission of the Court to be accompanied in these proceedings. (If permission has previously been granted give details of the person who was permitted to accompany

you)............................................................ ...........................................................

............................................................ .......................................

Dated the............day of............................200...

Signed:______________

* Applicant/Respondent

To: the * Respondent/Applicant

And the District Court Clerk at.........................

*delete as appropriate

Given this 11th day of April 2005

Peter Smithwick

Chairman

Uinsin Mac Gruairc

John P Brophy

Mary C Devins

Thomas E O’Donnell

Hugh O’Neill

Noel Rubotham

Elizabeth Hughes

Secretary

I concur in the making of the foregoing rules

Dated this 19th day of May 2005

Michael McDowell

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This does not form part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

These Rules set out the procedure to be followed in respect of;

(i) the preparation of reports of proceedings in accordance with section 40(3) of the Act;

(ii) applications by a party to be accompanied in court by another person on accordance with section 40(5) of the Act, and

(iii) applications by a party for an order for the disclosure to any third party of documents, information or evidence connected with or arising in the course of proceedings referred to in section 40(8) of the Act.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 256 of 2005

District Court (section 40, Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004) Rules, 2005

SI 256 of 2005

District Court (section 40, Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004) Rules 2005

The District Court Rules Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 91

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

,

section 72

of the

Courts of Justice Act 1936

,

section 17

of the

Interpretation Act, 1937

[as applied by

section 48

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

] and

section 34

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, make the following rules of court:-