# Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, Section 6: Judges of one court empowered to assist another.


(1) A Lord Justice of Appeal may at any time at the request of the Lord Chief Justice sit and act as a judge of the High Court.
(2) A judge of the High Court shall, if requested to do so by the Lord Chief Justice, sit and act as a judge of the Court of Appeal when that court is exercising jurisdiction other than jurisdiction in a criminal cause or matter.

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