Explanatory note

This Order amends the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 103) to increase the fees payable in respect of proceedings in the county court over a three-year period (5% increase effective from 1st April 2026, 2% increase effective from 1st April 2027 with a further 2% increase effective from 1st April 2028). It also amends the 1996 Order to introduce new fees, including some which are consequential to the increase in the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court made by the County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022 No. 158).

An Explanatory Memorandum and a Regulatory Impact Assessment have been produced and are available from the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, Laganside House, 23-27 Oxford Street, Belfast BT1 3LA or online alongside this Statutory Rule at www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.