High Court Notice - Special Summons and Ex Parte Applications In The Masters List

Special Summons - original documents are handed up to the Master in Court.  

These documents should include:

• The Original Special Summons (Stamped/Sealed)
• An Appearance (if lodged)
• Affidavits of Service
• Grounding Affidavits
• And the Original exhibits referred to

Ex parte applications have to be pre-notified:

• The solicitor for the applicant must email a copy of the ex parte docket stamped with the correct fee to highcourtmaster@courts.ie in advance of making the application to get the next available date on the list
• The exparte docket must contain a High Court Record Number and be Stamped with the correct fee
• The grounding affidavit must contain the filed stamp from the Central Office  
• Hard copies should be handed up in Court to the Master when the application is moved.

Catherine Barry
High Court Registrar
Master's Court