Pearts were honoured to receive the award for Service Provider to the Legal Profession at the Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards 2022. Thank you to the judging panel for selecting us for the award; we will use this as further motivation to continue to improve the service we offer our clients!
We wish to advise that the Courts Service have mandated the below cut-off times for the lodgement of books in the List Room and updated the List Room opening hours.
If you intend to send books to our office, please ensure that they reach us no later than two hours prior to the cut-off time to ensure on-time lodgement. We will always endeavour to lodge all books in advance of the List Room cut-off time, irrespective of our own two hour deadline.
Please note, that the List Room will not accept books later than the below cut-offs without prior approval.
If requesting Pearts to lodge books after the stated cut-offs, please note the below:
Cut-Off for Lodging Books
| List | Cut-Off for Lodging Books |
| Chancery Special Summons Lists | 1:00pm the Wednesday prior to the Monday listing |
| Family law List | 4:30pm the Wednesday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Commercial List | 4:30pm the Wednesday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Chancery 1 List | 1:00pm the Thursday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Common Law ex-Parte list | 2:00pm the Thursday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Judicial Review ex-Parte list | 4:00pm the Thursday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Chancery 2 List | 4:30pm the Thursday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Non-Jury List | 4:30pm the Thursday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| Common Law Lists | 4:30pm the Thursday prior to the Monday listing |
| Personal Insolvency List | 4:30pm the Thursday prior to the listing or hearing date |
| SID List | Various Cut-Offs – Please see Appendix 3 of Practice HC Direction 107 |
Updated List Room Opening Hours From December 5th 2022
| Day | Opening Hours |
| Monday | 10am – 1.00 pm |
| Tuesday | 10am – 1.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am – 4.30 pm (Closed for lunch from 1 pm to 2 pm) |
| Thursday | 10 am – 4.30 pm (Closed for lunch from 1 pm to 2 pm) |
| Friday | 10 am – 4.30 pm (Closed for lunch from 1 pm to 2 pm) |
As always, the Pearts team are happy to assist with any queries, and available at agency@pearts.ie or by phone at 01 872 2311.
It has been announced that Discovery Motions listed to be heard before the County Registrar for certain March, April and May dates in the Dublin Circuit Court will now be heard on the 5th December 2022.
Motions issued returnable to the following dates have now been brought forward and will be heard on the 5th December 2022; Keep reading →
Colleagues please note, a Positive Callover of matters set down for the Limerick Personal and Fatal Injuries List will take place on Wednesday the 1st June 2022 remotely at 10 a.m to fix dates for the Sittings commencing the 20th June 2022. As this is a Positive Callover, where there is no Appearance by either party the Notice of Trial will be Struck Out.
Please see the list here; Limerick PI Callover List
The Registrar will initially call over the first 400 cases in the list or as many cases as are required to reach the quota of 140 Cases, if this number is not reached the balance of the list will then be called over until the figure has been reached.
If you require us to attend or make an application on your behalf you should forward your instructions to reach us no later than 4.00pm on Monday the 30th May 2022. No instructions will be taken on the morning of the callover.
When forwarding instructions please ensure to include all the following information;
Please note as per previous provincial Callovers, the Court will be reluctant to adjourn matters that have been set down for over 2 years and a convincing reason for an adjournment will be required regardless of if the application is on Consent.
Colleagues, please note the following;
A positive callover of all cases set down for the Waterford Personal Injury List will take place on Friday the 20th May 2022 at 11.00am remotely before Mr Justice Jordan. Please note as this is a Positive Callover any non-attendance in cases will result in the Notice of Trial being struck out. The Registrar will sit at 9.30am before the callover to deal with any consent orders and Call on’s only, adjournment application must be made to the Judge. Please see the List here; Waterford Callover List.
If you require us to attend or make an application on your behalf you should forward your instructions to reach us no later than 1.00pm on Thursday the 19th May 2022. No instructions will be taken on the morning of the callover. Keep reading →
Please be informed the County Registrar, Circuit Court Family Law Motions list, scheduled for the 11th of May 2022 in Court 27, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7 is now ‘CANCELLED ‘.
All Matters will stand adjourned to the Afternoon of the 25th of May 2022 in Court 27,Four Courts, Inns Quay. Rescheduled times will be listed on the Legal Diary of the 25th of May 2022.
There will be a Positive callover of all cases set down for the Cork Personal and Fatal Injuries List on Thursday 28th April 2022 remotely at 10.30 am before Ms Justice Butler to fix dates for the Easter Sittings commencing on the 16th May 2022. This will be a Positive callover for all matters which were set down for trial prior to the 27th October 2020, where there is no Appearance by either party the Notice of Trial will be struck out. Keep reading →
Dear Colleagues,
We wish to advise that our offices will close on Thursday 14th April 2022 at 5.00 p.m. and will re-open on Wednesday 20th April 2022 at 9.00 a.m.
If you are planning to send anything of an urgent nature, please ensure that it reaches us no later than first post on Wednesday 13th April 2022, as anything received after that date may not be processed until Wednesday 20th April 2022.
Wishing you all a very Happy Easter!
Practitioners please note, there will be a Positive callover of all cases set down for the Sligo Personal Injuries List on Friday the 29th April 2022 remotely at 10.30 a.m before Mr Justice O’ Connor to fix dates for the Easter Sittings commencing on the 16th May 2022. As this is a Positive callover, where there is no Appearance by either party the Notice of Trial will be Struck Out. The Registrar will sit at 9.30 to deal with Strike out applications and consent adjournments only in relation to matters with a list number after PI 4442 SO. Keep reading →
Practitioner’s please note the arrangements for Easter and Trinity Terms for Dublin sittings of the High Court, as outlined in the President’s Notice here.