Courts and Court Officers Bill 2001
Public bill · Government · Presented
Broadens access to senior judicial appointments, including for experienced solicitors, and requires greater reporting on how judges are recommended. It raises the financial limits for civil cases in the Circuit and District Courts, adds a High Court judge, changes how legal-cost interest is calculated, and makes various administrative improvements to court and Courts Service procedures.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Debtors (Ireland) Act, 1840, the Courts of Justice Act, 1924, the Courts of Justice Act, 1936, the Court Officers Act, 1945, the Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act, 1961, the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961, the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964, the Courts Act, 1964, the Courts Act, 1971, the Charities Act, 1973, the Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act, 1976, the Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995, the Courts Service Act, 1998, the Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments Act, 1998, to amend various enactments for the purpose of increasing the monetary limit of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court, and of the District Court, in civil matters, to repeal certain enactments and to provide for related matters
Last updated 20 November 2019
- Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Primary
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
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- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
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- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Second Stage. Seanad
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Committee and Remaining Stages. Seanad
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Order for Report Stage. Dáil
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Report and Final Stages. Dáil
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Committee Stage (Resumed). SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Committee Stage. SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Order for Second Stage. Dáil
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Second Stage. Dáil
- Courts and Court Officers Bill, 2001: Referral to Select Committee. Dáil