Dear Colleagues,
I hope you all have had a rest during the Long Vacation. I want to again thank you all for your support and cooperation during the year. I wish to advise you of a few matters:
Callovers 1st October 2020 at 10.30am
This callover will assign cases for hearing on the following weeks:
2 weeks of civil commencing 20th October 2020,
1 week of family law commencing on 3rd November 2020,
1 week of civil commencing 10th November 2020 and
1 week of family law commencing 17th November 2020.
If both parties have agreed to adjourn the matter to the next callover, then they should email the office (kilkennycourtoffice@courts.ie) confirming same and there will be no need for the parties to attend at the callover. If the parties agree to seek a hearing date, then they should email the office (kilkennycourtoffice@courts.ie) confirming the total number of persons who will be attending (including parties, witnesses, solicitors and counsel) and confirming the estimated duration of the hearing.
Again where we receive such an email, I will give the matter a hearing date and again there will be no need for the parties to attend at the callover. I would ask practitioners to consider using an agent in Kilkenny to minimise the number of persons attending the callover.
Possession cases
Where the parties are seeking to strike a possession matter out or to have it adjourned on consent (whether for a specific period or generally with liberty to re-enter), I direct that the parties email me at jamesseymour@courts.ie with the details of their agreement and I will make the appropriate order without the need for either of the parties to attend at court.
Applications for appointment of a care representative or for a marriage exemption
Applicants and/or their legal representatives making either of these applications to me are not required to attend at court. They should lodge all the required documentation with my office and where the application and the proofs are in order, I will make the appropriate order without the need for the parties to attend at court.
Civil and Family Law Motions, Case progressions and taxations
Where the parties have agreed either an adjournment or terms on foot of a motion or case progression, the parties should email me directly (jamesseymour@courts.ie) setting out their agreement and I will make the appropriate order without the need for the parties to attend at court.
I also wish to remind all practitioners that taxation hearings and case progressions hearings can be heard via Zoom where the parties agree to same. If you wish to have a remote hearing, please email me directly.
Finally, if you have any queries or wish to discuss any matter with me directly, please contact me via email or via 087 7082374
Kind Regards
James Seymour
County Registrar for Tipperary & Kilkenny