THE HIGH COURT NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PROCEED Record No. [insert record number] BETWEEN [insert plaintiff’s name] Plaintiff and [insert defendant’s name] Defendant General drafting notes Purpose of this notice This notice is used where a party wishes to take a further step in High Court proceedings after a period of procedural inactivity. SI 15/1986 (IRL), Order 122, rule 11, Rules of the Superior Courts provides that, where there has been no proceeding for one year from the last proceeding had, the party who wants to proceed must give one month’s notice to the other party of their intention to proceed. The notice should be served before taking the next procedural step in the proceedings. Practitioners should check the court record carefully to identify the last ‘proceeding’ for the purposes of SI 15/1986 (IRL), Order 122, rule 11, Rules of the Superior Courts. Once the notice is served, the serving party must wait one month before filing any further documents or proceeding with the claim. When to use this Precedent Use this notice where: • High Court proceedings have already issued • there has been no proceeding in the action for