The Northern Ireland Court of Judicature Rules Committee has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2019”, (S.R. 2019 No. 237), which comes into operation on exit day except Rules 3(4)(b), 3(5)(f), 3(11)(c)(iii) to 3(11)(k), 3(17)(a) and 3(17)(c)(iii) which will come into operation on 13th January 2020.

The Rules amend the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 (S.R. 1980 No.346) in order to:

— address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively, arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union;

— provide the procedural rules for proceedings under the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements concluded on 30th June 2005 at the Hague; and

— update outmoded references relating to competition proceedings.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr