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Further to the Order of the President of the Circuit Court on Wednesday 6th January, 2021, the following arrangements now apply:

In accordance with the Covid-19 Notice of the President of the High Court dated 5 January 2021 only matters capable of being heard remotely will be included in the Bankruptcy List until further notice.

In light of the current Level 5 restrictions, public health guidance and the high incidence of the Covid-19 virus in the community and pursuant to the Notice of the President of the High Court Justice Mary Irvine in relation to the conduct of Civil Business in the High Court, all business of the High Court Family Law List that was scheduled for the weeks commencing the 8^th 15^th and 22^nd of February 2021 and 1^st of March 2021 has been cancelled.

Further to the statement of the President of the Circuit Court Published on 28 January 2021 and due to the current provisions of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A -Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020, County Registrar business has been updated. This important notice can be read in full on the Courts Service website here.

New Practice Direction SC21 has been issued for how certain Supreme Court matters are to be conducted during Covid 19. It is to be read in conjunction with Practice Direction SC19. Please read the full Practice Direction on the Courts Service website here.

Mr. Justice Jordan has indicated that the Court will commence hearing a limited number and type of applications using remote technology (Pexip) in the week commencing the 1^st February 2021 and thereafter during the currency of the current pandemic restrictions.  The full notice of how these applications will be dealt with is available on the Courts Service here: https://www.courts.ie/news/high-court-family-law-notice-re-remote-hearings-1-february-2021

The County Registrar, Rita Considine, has stated that the following is the situation regarding County Registrar business:

Please read the following Order made by Justice Patricia Ryan, President of the Circuit Court, in relation to the sittings of the Dublin Circuit Court scheduled to begin in the week beginning 1^st February 2021. They will now be dealt with as follows: https://www.courts.ie/news/dublin-circuit-circuit-court-order-re-february-2021?s=03

Practitioners please note, Practice Direction HC96 is revoked and Justice Mary Irvine, the President of the High Court, has issued the following Practice Direction HC 103 in relation to the Commercial and SID list in accordance with s. 11(12) and (13) of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. This will come into effect from 1 February 2021. Please read about this change on the Courts Service website here.

The Courts Service have issued an important update regarding the continuation of level 5 protocols. Please read the statement here.