The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011
These Rules amend the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 (S.R. 1981 No. 225) (“the principal Rules”) to—enable the transposition of article 5 (recourse to mediation), article 6 (enforceability of agreements resulting from mediation) and article 7 (confidentiality of mediation) of Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters (“the Directive”); andprovide for a general power for the Judge to adjourn proceedings or extend the time for compliance with a court order or a provision in the principal Rules in order to facilitate the parties using a mediation process.