Digital Delivery - Family Law Civil Bill
CC31 | Circuit Court

I, Patricia Ryan, President of the Circuit Court, having consulted with the Chief Executive Officer of the Courts Service, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 22(17) of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961, and  Order 11A, rule 12 of the Circuit Court Rules in the interests of the administration of justice and the determination of proceedings in a manner which is just, expeditious and likely to minimise the cost of those proceedings, direct in relation to the conduct of proceedings as follows:

1. With effect from the 4th day of December 2025, I authorise the use of digital delivery (as defined in the Circuit Court Rules) in the following proceedings in the Circuit Court.  
    

   Category or class of proceedings	Proceedings which are initiated by Family Law Civil Bill
   Circuits or Counties concerned	All Circuits

2. Authorised digital delivery is subject to the available functionality from time to time of the Courts’ digital portal (namely, the “network” referred to in  Order 11A, rule 1 of the Circuit Court Rules).  
    
3. This direction replaces Practice Direction CC30.

Dated 28th of November 2025
Patricia Ryan
President of the Circuit Court