# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 7: Judgment for the plaintiff


(1) Unless on the hearing of an application—
(a) the judge dismisses the application; or
(b) the defendant satisfies the judge with respect to the claim, or the part of a claim to which the application relates, that there is an issue or question in dispute which ought to be tried or that there ought for some other reason to be a trial of that claim or part,
the judge may give such judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant on that claim or part as may be just having regard to the nature of the remedy or relief claimed.
(2) The judge may, by order and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be just, stay enforcement of any judgment given against a defendant under this rule until after the trial of any counterclaim made or raised by the defendant in the action.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/12A/rule/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-12A/rule-7
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