Practitioners are hereby advised of the following arrangements during the Long Vacation 2024.
A High Court Judge will be available every day throughout the Long Vacation to hear urgent applications.
Applications will not be listed before the vacation Judge without certification from the High Court Duty Registrar that the matter is urgent. In the case of any such matter please contact the Four Courts at 01-8886000 and make arrangements with the High Court Duty Registrar.
All sittings before the vacation Judge will take place Monday to Friday in the Four Courts (Court 13) at 11.00 a.m. unless otherwise advised by the Registrar.
In addition to the foregoing, the following categories of business shall be heard as follows:
The Bail List will take place in Cloverhill Courthouse each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. throughout August and September.
The Extradition List will take place in the Criminal Courts of Justice in Court 20 at 11a.m. on Thursday 1 August and Friday 2 August 2024 and thereafter on each Wednesday during vacation up until and including Wednesday 2 October 2024.
The Special Care List will take place at 10.00 a.m. on Thursday 1 August 2024, Thursday 29 August 2024, and Thursday 19 September 2024.
The Surrogacy List will take place at 10.00am on Friday 20 September 2024.
There will be a Commercial Court Motion List at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 4 September 2024 and Wednesday 18 September 2024.
The Hague Luxembourg Convention List will take place at 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday 3 September 2024.
The Wards of Court List will take place at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday 1 August 2024, Wednesday 21 August 2024 and Wednesday 18 September 2024. The Duty Judges are authorised to deal with urgent Wardship business on all other dates.
The President’s Professional List will take place at 11.00 a.m. on Friday 30 August 2024.
The Inherent Jurisdiction (Capacity) List will take place at 11.00am on Wednesday 21 August 2024 and Wednesday 18 September 2024.
Legal Diary
The Legal Diary will be published on the Courts Service website (www.courts.ie) on each day on which the Central Office is open during the Long Vacation. Due to the Four Courts Programme of building maintenance scheduled during the Long Vacation courtrooms will only be assigned for sittings during the months of August and September on a just in time basis therefore check the legal diary for the assigned dates.
Central Office of the High Court
The Central Office is open for business by appointment made by using the online appointment system https://www.courts.ie/appointments. For urgent matters, where it is not possible to book online, please email dublincivillaw@courts.ie to make an appointment or you can use our walk-up service.
Nina Brennan
Principal Registrar
31 July 2024