# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 5: Enlargement of claim

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where, upon the taking of an account or on the evidence given at the hearing, it appears that a plaintiff is entitled to recover an amount larger than that claimed in his civil bill but not beyond the limit of the court’s jurisdiction, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may, on payment by the plaintiff of the difference between the court fees paid and those payable on the larger amount, give a decree for the larger amount.
(2) A decree given under this Rule shall show the amount by which the claim has been enlarged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/9/rule/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-9/rule-5
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