County Court Bulletin (Provisional Statistics) July – September 2011

Figures published today by the NI Courts and Tribunals Service in the quarterly County Court Bulletin outline the County Court business received and dealt with from the quarter July – September 2011.

During the quarter;

• There were 1,566 civil bills were disposed of during the quarter
• There were 42 equity cases received
• There were 157 ejectment cases received
• There were 3,161 small claims received
• There were 602 sitting days during the quarter

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Notes for Editors

During Jul – Sept 2011:

• There were 1,566 civil bills with a notice of intention to defend (NID) received between July - September 2011.  This a 19% decrease on the 1,931 NIDs received in July - September 2010. A total of 2,206 civil bills were disposed of during the quarter, of which 901 civil bills were disposed of in court.
• There were 3,161 small claims received and 2,431 disposed of during the period, of which 307  were disposed of in court and 1,547 were default judgments
• In total, 323 decrees nisi were granted during the quarter, with 46% of these giving a reason of ‘2 years with consent’. There were  304  decrees absolute granted in the county court.
• There were 602 sitting days during the quarter, with 57% of time having been spent on criminal business.

Important Notes:

County court figures on Children Order cases, magistrates appeals and county court appeals appear in other bulletins. Figures are run from an administrative database and may change due to late returns and further validations.

You can view the full County Court Bulletin for July to September 2011 here.

If you have any further queries or if you have difficulty viewing the figures please contact:

Press Team
Communications Group
Northern Ireland Court Service
Laganside House
23-27 Oxford Street
Belfast
BT1 3LA

Tel. 028 9041 2284