Christina Cardy and Belfast Health & Social Care Trust and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Bayer PLC
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Master Harvey |
| Neutral Citation | [2023] NIMaster 8 |
| Date | 13 October 2023 |
| Court | King's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2023] NIMaster 8
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: 2023NIMaster8
ICOS No: 21/099880
Delivered: 13/10/2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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KING’S BENCH DIVISION
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CHRISTINA CARDY
Plaintiff
AND
BELFAST HEALTH SOCIAL CARE TRUST
AND
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
AND
BAYER PLC
Defendants
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Mr Neeson BL (instructed by Arthur Cox Solicitors) for the Third Defendant. Mr
McIlroy BL (instructed by Ó’Muirigh Solicitors) for the Plaintiff.
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Master Harvey
Introduction
[1] This is an application by the third defendant (“the defendant”) for an order
pursuant to Order 12 Rule 8 of the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern
Ireland) 1980 (“the Rules”), setting aside service of the writ.
[2] At a late stage, the plaintiff then issued their own summons seeking to extend
validity of the writ pursuant to Order 6 Rule 7 or alternatively, under Order 2 Rule 1,
an order that the proceedings were validly served on the defendant.
[3] These applications are usually heard “back-to-back”, and the parties were in
agreement that the court should deal with them adopting this approach. The
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