The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2009
These Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 (SR 1980 No. 346) to—correct an erroneous reference to the senior Lord Chief Justice;make provision for the disclosure of evidence in actions relating to clinical negligence;make provision for procedures under Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure;provide that a judge hearing an action in the Chancery Division shall have the same powers as the Commercial Judge if the action has been entered in the Commercial list of the Queen’s Bench;take account of amendments to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 made by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 in relation to applications for time orders in connection with credit agreements;remove references to the VAT and duties tribunal as a result of the transfer of functions of various tax tribunals to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal established under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) and the Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeal Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56) (“the 2009 Order”);make consequential amendments, insert references to the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 and reflect minor changes to procedure for appeals in revenue proceedings to the High Court as a result of the 2009 Order;remove references to the VAT and duties tribunal and to provide for a right of appeal from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal under section 13 of the 2007 Act; andmake savings provisions in relation to the application of those rules amended as a result of the 2007 Act and the 2009 Order.