COMPENSATION FOR COMPULSORY PURCHASE
 

The Land Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (1982 No. 712 (NI 9)) provides for the Tribunal to assess compensation in respect of land compulsorily acquired. 
 

NOTE however that some cases may require reference to other legislation.   The updated Statutes of Northern Ireland are available at the UK Statute Law Database. 
 

The first step is to complete a General Application (Form 1) and send the form to the Registrar together with the appropriate fee (see the Rules).
 

Once a case is registered, the Registrar will send out a Draft Timetable and Directions which sets out a standard draft procedure for dealing with the ordinary case, step by step. The aims of this timetable and these directions are

• to encourage cases, involving expert evidence, to proceed at proportionate speed,
• to crystallise issues, and
• to encourage a "cards face up on the table" approach.
   

In most claims, the case will then be listed for Mention before the Tribunal. This is an informal meeting to make detailed directions for the preparation and Hearing of the case.
 

Usually sometime after the hearing, the Tribunal will give its decision with reasons in writing.  An index of previous decisions is set out in the Table of Cases together with links to downloadable copies.