Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service

The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (Irish: Seirbhís Cúirte Thuaisceart Éireann;[1] Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlan Coort Service[2]) runs the courts of Northern Ireland. It is a court administration agency of the Department of Justice 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.[3]

Prior to the devolution of justice matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Northern Ireland Court Service was a separate legal entity under the Lord Chancellor, established in 1979 pursuant to the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.

  1. ^ "Cód cúirtéise ar úsáid na Gaeilge i ngnó oifigiúil" (PDF). Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Code o courtesy oan the uise o Ulster Scots fer official business" (PDF). Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland Courts & Tribunals Service Business Plan" (PDF). Department of Justice. Retrieved 10 August 2021.