# The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 84: Dismissal without prejudice to further complaint as to same matter


(1) Where it has been unable for any reason to adjudicate upon the merits of a complaint in a civil matter, the court may order that the complaint be dismissed without prejudice to a further complaint alleging the same cause of complaint.
(2) Where the court, having adjudicated upon the merits of a complaint in a civil matter, dismisses the complaint the dismissal shall be expressed to be on the merits.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1675/article/84 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-84
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