S.I. No. 527/2005 - Circuit Court Rules (Section 40 Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004) 2005

1. Name of party applying to be accompanied at hearing

2. Name and address of person who it is proposed will accompany the Applicant/Respondent/other party (delete as appropriate)

3. Relationship or connection of person referred to in 2. to Applicant/Respondent/other party (delete as appropriate)

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 accompanying person at that time)

Dated this day of 20 .

Signed

Applicant/Respondent/Other Party

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

These Rules prescribe procedures in respect of

section 40

of the

Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004

.

5. An application 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 under a relevant enactment (as defined in section 40(2) of the

Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004

) for the purposes set out in section 40(8) of the said Act shall be made by motion to the Court on notice to the other party or parties, grounded upon an affidavit sworn by or on behalf of the moving party.

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CIRCUIT COURT RULES (SECTION 40 CIVIL LIABILITY AND COURTS ACT 2004) 2005.

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of

section 69

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1936

, and

section 12

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1947

by virtue of the powers conferred on us by

section 66

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1924

, and

section 70

of the

Courts of Justice Act, 1936

(as applied by

section 48

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

) and

section 27

of the

Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961

, and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 11th day of July, 2005

(Signed): Matthew Deery

(Chairman of the Circuit Court Rules Committee)

Gerard J. Doherty

Noel Rubotham

Susan Ryan (Secretary)

I concur in the making of the above Rules of Court.

Dated this 23rd day of August, 2005.

Signed: Michael Mc Dowell.

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

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