The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service ( ga, Seirbhís Cúirte Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlan Coort Service'') runs the

courts of Northern Ireland The courts of Northern Ireland are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Northern Ireland: they are constituted and governed by the law of Northern Ireland. Prior to the partition of Ireland, Northern ...

. It is an agency of the

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for Northern Ireland. The Court of Judicature for Northern Ireland, county courts, magistrates’ courts, coroners’ courts and certain tribunals are all administered by the Courts and Tribunals Service. The NICTS employs approximately 830 staff members. Prior to the devolution of justice matters to the

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, the Northern Ireland Court Service was a separate legal entity under the

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, established in 1979 pursuant to the

Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 The courts of Northern Ireland are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Northern Ireland: they are constituted and governed by the law of Northern Ireland. Prior to the partition of Ireland, Northern I ...

List of Northern Ireland Courts

*Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland **Court of Appeal **High Court **Crown Court *Antrim *Armagh *Ballymena *Banbridge *Coleraine *Craigavon *Downpatrick *Dungannon *Enniskillen *Laganside - County Court, Crown Court, Magistrates Court *Limavady *Lisburn *Londonderry *Magherafelt *Newry *Newtownards *Omagh *Strabane

References

External links

Court Service website
* Courts of Northern Ireland Law of Northern Ireland Government of Northern Ireland Court administration {{Ireland-law-stub

List of Northern Ireland Courts

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