Practitioners are hereby advised of the following arrangements during the Long Vacation 2022.
A High Court Judge will be available every day throughout the Long Vacation to hear urgent applications.
Applications will not be listed before the vacation Judge without certification from the High Court Duty Registrar that the matter is urgent. In the case of any such matter please contact the Four Courts at 01-8886000 and make arrangements with the High Court Duty Registrar.
All sittings before the vacation Judge will take place Monday to Friday in the Four Courts (Court 1) at 11.00 a.m. unless otherwise advised by the Registrar.
In addition to the foregoing, the following categories of business shall be heard as follows:
The Bail List will take place in Cloverhill Courthouse each Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. throughout August and September.
The Extradition List will take place in the Criminal Courts of Justice in Court 20 on the 8th and 24th of August both at 11 a.m. and the 6th (not before 12 p.m.) and 19th of September at 11 a.m.
The Wards of Court List will take place at 11.00 a.m. in Court 4 Four Courts on the 17th (remote) and 31st days of August and the 1st and 13th of September. The Duty Judges are authorised to deal with urgent Wardship business on all other dates.
The Special Care List will take place at 10.00 a.m. (remote) in Court 2 Four Courts on the 24th of August and 21st of September.
There will be a Commercial Court Motion List at 11.00 a.m. in Court 2 Four Courts on the 6th and 20th of September.
The President’s Professional List will take place at 11.00 a.m. in Court 4 Four Courts on the 7th of September.
The Hague Luxembourg Convention List will take place at 11.00 a.m. in Court 2 Four Courts on the 8th of September.
Legal Diary
The Legal Diary will be published on the Courts Service website (www.courts.ie) on each day on which the Central Office is open during the Long Vacation.
Central Office of the High Court
The Central Office is open for business by appointment only made by using the online appointment system https://www.courts.ie/appointments. For urgent matters, where it is not possible to book online, please email dublincivillaw@courts.ie to make an appointment.
Bernard Regan
Principal Registrar
29th July 2022