County Westmeath March 2021 Civil and Family law sittings
Judge Fergus will sit in person to hear an edited list for the two- week scheduled Westmeath sitting of Civil and Family law from Tuesday 9 March - Friday 19 March 2021.
The Judge will sit in Athlone courthouse on the 9th, 11th and 12th March.
The Judge will sit in Mullingar courthouse on the 10th, 16th, 18th and 19th March.
This edited list comprises one trial per day in both family and civil matters and short consent family matters. Please see the list below.
All other cases which had been listed for the March two-week sitting are adjourned to the 25 March 2021 callover and will be given priority for the next sitting.
Applications for urgent matters and the ruling of settlements can be made to the Judge each morning at 10.30am
County Westmeath Callover of Civil & Family Law cases - 25 March 2021
This callover is to list cases for the two week scheduled Civil and Family law sitting of 11 May -21 May 2021.
There were four weeks of civil and family law cases which were listed for hearing in February and March 2021 and which were adjourned to the callover due to the pandemic level 5 restrictions in place. Only these adjourned cases form this priority list for the March callover.
All other cases in the callover list will be listed at the next callover on 16 September 2021 for the November 2021 sittings.
Please be advised there will not be a formal court hearing of this March callover. The Court office will accept cases called on for hearing at the May sitting by email. The Court office will accept consent adjournment applications to the next callover by email.
Please ensure you refer to the Callover in the email and state the record no/ title of proceedings. Please confirm the length of the hearing and number of persons due to attend. Please advise whether the parties agree that the hearing can be heard remotely.
Please ensure all parties in each case are included on the email to the Court office in order to satisfy the Court that the application is one on consent.
All email applications must be sent by 5pm Monday 22nd March 2021
The Court office email is mullingarcourtoffice@courts.ie.
The County Registrar will review the applications received by email and arrange the May sittings from the email correspondence. The list will be posted on the courts website.