County Court Civil Hearing Centres

The Presiding County Court Judge issued a consultation on proposals for the creation of County Court Civil Hearing Centres in Northern Ireland in 2019. This proposes four hearing centres - Laganside Hearing Centre in Belfast would be the largest, and would include the areas of Newtownards, Lisburn, Antrim, Larne and Downpatrick; Armagh Hearing Centre would continue with its existing catchment including Craigavon, Newry and Dungannon; Coleraine Hearing Centre would include cases currently being dealt with in Londonderry and Ballymena; and Omagh Hearing Centre would include the cases currently being dealt with in Enniskillen and Strabane.

The Bar Council submitted a response to the consultation in May 2019 which includes the views of the Personal Injury Bar Association and Commercial Bar Association. Click to view the Bar’s response in full.