Important Customer Notice
The Northern Ireland Court Service understands how important the security and confidentiality of your information is to you. This is why our website currently encrypts information using up to 128-bit encryption. To ensure the highest level of security, we will be making a change to our website to only allow 128-bit encrypted connections. This change will be implemented on 12 November 2007 and may require you to upgrade your browser if it does not support 128-bit encryption. Please click here for more information.

Online Services are available daily from  6.00am - 12 midnight. 

 

Login/Register
To access any of the online services you must first login to your account or alternatively register by creating a new account. Once registered you can log in to your account by selecting the Login / Register icon on the top right-hand side of the screen.

Software Requirements  
Some documents on the public searching modules and EJO Debt Register Search are in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. Click here to download and install a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader which is required for opening and viewing pdf files. It is recommended that users of these online services use Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 as they may experience problems on lower versions.

ICOS Online Searching Modules

Bankruptcy & Companies - Cost £20 per search (Data held within last 10 years) Queen's Bench & Chancery - Cost £20 per search (Data held from 1 December 2004) Probate records - Cost £20 per search (Data held since 1 January 1986) Decree Absolute - Cost £20 per search (Data held since 1 January 1996) Payment can be made by Visa debit / credit card or Mastercard debit / credit card or from an ICOS pre-paid account. For more information on ICOS, including how to set up an account, then please click here.

User Manuals The following documents provide clear guidelines on how to use the public searching modules, these are broken down by account type into the 3 following guides:  1. Public Searching User Guide - Account Holders  (Word Doc 1,040 KB) 2. Public Searching User Guide - Credit Card / Debit Card Payments (Word Doc 1,710 KB) 3. Public Searching User Guide - Voucher (Word Doc 1,287 KB)

Please Login/register then click below to launch the Public Search Service.

Refund Application Form - Multiple Surname Search
If more than one search has been required to be completed on a married female (ie married and maiden name searched) or a non English name then you may be entitled to a refund of the additional search fee.

EJO Debt Register Searching

To access this service you must first either Log In or Register with the website to create a new account.  If you are a current ICOS account holder and wish to use this facility please contact ejoaccounts@courtsni.gov.uk so we can update your profile.

The EJO Debt Register Service will enable you to process a judgment search detailing judgments held (if any) against a person or company in the last 6 years. The current fee for this facility is £8.00 per name search.  You can pay by prepaid account or pay as you go.  Please see the guides opposite to help you through the process. Pre-paid Account Holders should contant the Accounts Team in the EJO for information on how to credit their pre-paid account with funds at either ejoaccounts@courtsni.gov.uk or telephone 02890 724862. Pay as you go users can purchase vouchers by a Visa debit / credit card or a Mastercard debit / credit card. If you have already logged in please launch the EJO Debt Register Searching button below to load the facility in a new window.

User Guides On-line Searching Guide for Pay-As-You-Go Users On-line Searching Guide for Pre-Paid Account Holders Refund Application Form - Multiple Surname Search If more than one search has been required to be completed on a married female (ie married and maiden name searched) or a non English name then you may be entitled to a refund of the additional search fee.