# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Paragraph 15


(1) Subject to any provision made by rules of court, and to sub-paragraph (2) below—
(a) any civil proceedings (including civil bill appeals) which had been begun in a court of assize before the commencement of Part IV of this Act may be continued thereafter in the High Court as if they had been begun in the High Court, and
(b) any act, judgment or order in civil proceedings in a court of assize shall be treated as having been done, given or made in accordance with the rules applicable to proceedings in the High Court, other than in a court of assize.
(2) Any civil proceedings in a court of assize the hearing of which has begun but is not completed before the commencement of Part IV of this Act shall be continued and disposed of as if this Act had not passed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/23/schedule/6/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/judicature-northern-ireland-act-1978/schedule-6/paragraph-15
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