Judicial

#2026/36İlçe Mahkemesi Ücretleri (Değişiklik) Emri (Kuzey İrlanda) 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Rule·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The County Court Fees (Amendment) Order increases fees for county court proceedings in Northern Ireland over three years, starting with a 5% hike in April 2026. New fees are also introduced due to changes in the Small Claims Court's jurisdiction. This affects anyone using the county court system.

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Key Changes

  • 5% fee increase effective from April 1, 2026
  • 2% fee increase effective from April 1, 2027
  • 2% fee increase effective from April 1, 2028

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Apply a 5% increase to all county court fees effective from 1st April 2026

County courts in Northern Ireland, court administrators
operational
high

Apply a 2% increase to all county court fees effective from 1st April 2027

County courts in Northern Ireland, court administrators
operational
high

Apply a further 2% increase to all county court fees effective from 1st April 2028

County courts in Northern Ireland, court administrators
operational
medium

Implement new fees introduced consequential to the increase in the Small Claims Court jurisdiction (as per County Courts (Financial Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022)

County courts in Northern Ireland, court administrators
operational
high

Amend the County Court Fees Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 103) to reflect all fee increases and new fees

Northern Ireland Department of Justice, court administrators
operational

Affected Parties

Individuals using the county courtBusinesses involved in county court proceedings

Tags

court fees,Northern Ireland,county court