# County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2002, Paragraph 32: Powers of the Judge


The judge has the power –
(a) to administer oaths and take the affirmations of the parties and any witnesses who attend;
(b) to order specific performance of a contract;
(c) to make an interim decree;
(d) to correct any clerical mistake in a decree;
(e) without prejudice to Rule 19(a) and either on the application of any of the parties or of his own choosing, to set aside, vary or confirm any decree; or
(f) to direct that an application in Form 125 be transferred to his civil bill list, provided he is satisfied that –
(i) a difficult question of fact or law is involved; or
(ii) fraud is alleged against a party; or
(iii) the parties consent to the application being dealt with in that way; or
(iv) it would be unreasonable for the application to be dealt with in a small claims hearing because of its subject matter, the circumstances of the parties or the interests of any other person likely to be affected by the outcome.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/255/schedule/1/paragraph/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-rules-northern-ireland-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-32
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