Malicious Injury Acts, 1981-'86
The following is the text of a Practice Note issued on 30 October 1987, by the President of the District Court:
In regard to the weekly malicious injury list in District Court No. 10, Dolphin House, Essex Street East, Dublin 2, a practice has grown up whereby claims which have been adjourned generally (presumably by reason of settlements) are re-entered and again adjourned generally. In some instances there is a repetition of this procedure over many months. This is a time-wasting exercise for the Courts, for Court Officials and staff and for the parties, their witnesses and legal advisors.I understand that a number of claims, adjourned generally from time to time, have in fact been re-entered for weekly Court lists for some months to come. In regard to these, in order to give all parties adequate notice, it is proposed that applications to further adjourn generally may be entertained up to and including the Court list for 28th January, 1988, and thereafter any claims should be relisted only for consent Decrees or for hearing on the relisted date or on a date to be fixed by the Court, or for such other order as the Court sees fit.
I would ask for the co-operation of solicitors for applicants and Local Authorities in the implementation of this new procedure which is intended for the benefit of all, and in the interest of efficiency in Court administration.