The Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Revision) 1980

Remittal and removal of proceedings

2.—(1) Any party may apply for the remittal or removal of any civil proceedings by summons to be served on every other party to the proceedings.

(2) The following particulars must be endorsed on the back of the summons :—

(a) in an application for the remittal of proceedings, the county court, or courts if more than one, in which the proceedings could apart from any limitation by reason of amount or value or annual value have been commenced;

(b) in an application for the remittal of proceedings, the county court to which it is proposed by the applicant, or has been agreed by the parties, that the proceedings should be remitted;

(c) in an application for the removal of proceedings, the county court in which the proceedings are pending;

(d) which, if any, parties concur in the application and to what extent;

(e) where the whole of the proceedings are not to be remitted or removed the part to which the application relates;

(f) the nature of the proceedings;

(g) the stage which has been reached in the proceedings; and

(h) the grounds on which the order is sought.

(3) The said summons shall be supported by an affidavit verifying the particulars endorsed on the summons and stating any other facts grounding the application.