Locations · Northern Ireland
Expert witnesses in Northern Ireland
This page sets out the location and procedural context for expert evidence in Northern Ireland, and links to the cities covered by the register.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026
Procedure
The legal context for expert evidence
CPR Part 35 does not apply in Northern Ireland. The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (rule 2.1) apply only to proceedings in the County Court, the High Court and the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, courts of England and Wales.
The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland sits at the Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 3JF, which also houses the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal and the Crown Court.
Procedure in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, including expert evidence, is governed by the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) 1980 (SR 1980/346); Order 38 deals with evidence, including disclosure of expert evidence.
Location context
Using the register in Northern Ireland
County courts in Northern Ireland currently deal with civil claims up to £30,000, a limit that also applies to clinical negligence cases retained at county court level; small claims up to £5,000 are decided informally but exclude personal injury claims.
Location narrows the register after the relevant discipline has been identified. Practitioners are instructed directly.