Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 14 (N.I.))
- Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 14 (N.I.))
- PART 1 THE LEGAL SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
- 1 The Legal Services Oversight Commissioner for Northern Ireland
- 2 General powers of the Commissioner
- 3 Duty of certain bodies to consult Commissioner
- 4 Duty of Commissioner to review certain matters
- 5 The levy
- 6 The levy: supplementary provisions
- 7 Payments by Department
- 8 Privilege for certain publications
- 9 Lay observer
- 10 Interpretation of Part 1
- PART 2 COMPLAINTS AGAINST BARRISTERS
- Complaints procedures for barristers
- 11 Complaints procedures for barristers
- Bar Complaints Committee
- 12 Bar Complaints Committee
- 13 Jurisdiction of the Bar Complaints Committee
- 14 Excluded complaints
- 15 Complainants
- 16 Orders under section 15
- 17 Procedure for complaints
- 18 Notification requirements
- Determinations by Bar Complaints Committee
- 19 Determination of complaints
- 20 Alteration of compensation limit
- Appeals
- 21 Appeals
- Information
- 22 Information and documents
- 23 Reporting failures to provide information or produce documents
- 24 Enforcement of requirements to provide information or produce documents
- 25 Reports of investigations
- Defamation
- 26 Protection from defamation claims
- Rules
- 27 Consultation requirements for Bar Complaints Committee rules
- Interpretation
- 28 Interpretation of Part 2
- PART 3 COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLICITORS
- Complaints procedures for solicitors
- 29 Complaints procedures for solicitors
- Solicitors Complaints Committee
- 30 Solicitors Complaints Committee
- 31 Jurisdiction of the Solicitors Complaints Committee
- 32 Excluded complaints
- 33 Complainants
- 34 Orders under section 33
- 35 Continuity of complaints
- 36 Procedure for complaints
- 37 Notification requirements
- Determinations by Solicitors Complaints Committee
- 38 Determination of complaints
- 39 Alteration of compensation limits
- Appeals
- 40 Appeals
- Information
- 41 Information and documents
- 42 Reporting failures to provide information or produce documents
- 43 Enforcement of requirements to provide information or produce documents
- 44 Reports of investigation
- Defamation
- 45 Protection from defamation claims
- Rules
- 46 Consultation requirements for Solicitors Complaints Committee rules
- The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
- 47 The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
- Interpretation
- 48 Recognised bodies
- 49 Interpretation of Part 3
- PART 4 GENERAL
- 50 Interpretation
- 51 Review
- 52 Further provision
- 53 Minor and consequential amendments
- 54 Repeals
- 55 Commencement
- 56 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 THE LEGAL SERVICES OVERSIGHT COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
- Status
- General powers
- Tenure of office
- Acting Commissioner
- Salary, etc.
- Staff
- Exercise of functions of Commissioner
- Seal
- Evidence
- Property
- Accounts
- Annual report
- The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 7)
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- SCHEDULE 2 THE BAR COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
- Membership
- Terms of office
- Remuneration, etc. of members
- Arrangements for assistance
- Sub-committees
- Proceedings
- SCHEDULE 3 THE SOLICITORS COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE
- Membership
- Terms of office
- Remuneration, etc. of members
- Arrangements for assistance
- Sub-committees
- Proceedings
- SCHEDULE 4 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- The Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 12)
- The Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 14)
- The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- SCHEDULE 5 REPEALS
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