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Medical expert witnesses covering Belfast
Practitioners listed for Belfast can be narrowed by location in the register. Instruction, scope and availability are agreed directly with the practitioner.
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Court context
Courts serving Belfast
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.
Local context
Examination practicalities
These local reference points are included as context for examinations and records, not as a statement that a listed practitioner holds a post at any named organisation.
Clinical setting
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.
Teaching presence
County courts in Northern Ireland currently deal with civil claims up to £30,000 (the Department of Justice confirms the current upper limit of £30,000, which also applies to clinical negligence cases retained at county court level); small claims up to £5,000 are decided informally by the county court but exclude personal injury claims.
Coroner area
Small claims in Northern Ireland (up to £5,000) are handled through the county court small claims process, which excludes personal injury and road traffic accident claims — meaning injury claims of any value go to a judge.
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Northern Ireland context
Proceedings issued in Belfast follow the Northern Ireland procedural context set out on the Northern Ireland page.
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