# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 25: Instructing solicitor to attend counsel

Extent: N.I.

Except by leave of [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] on such terms as to costs or otherwise as to [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may seem just, no counsel shall be heard unless he is instructed by a solicitor who is either personally present or represented by someone in attendance upon counsel at the hearing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/43/rule/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-43/rule-25
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