# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 1: Definitions

Extent: N.I.

In this Order—
“the applicant” means the person who makes the initial claim;
“the respondent” means the person against whom the initial claim is made;
“a counterclaim” means a claim which is made by the respondent against the applicant;
“the judge” means the district judge;
“a small claim” means an action to which Article 30(3) of the Order applies;
“small claims court” means a court which processes small claims;
“the small claims office” means the office of the small claims court which will process the small claim;
“the officer” means the person in the court office who processes the application for a small claim; and
“party” means the applicant or the respondent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/26/rule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-26/rule-1
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