Applications for Civil Legal Services
- Use Department-specified form when applying for civil legal services Distributor
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2015
United Kingdom
The Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
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What's here
16 compliance obligations
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Children and patients
- Do not accept applications from children or patients without authorisation Distributor
Refusal to accept instructions or continue to act
- Report to the Department when giving up a case Distributor
Power to require information
- Report to Director when assisted party dies, becomes bankrupt, or is declared vexatious Distributor
Emergency Certificates
- Supplier must notify counsel, court and other parties of emergency certificate changes Distributor
Suspension of Certificates by the Director
- Notify counsel when legal aid certificate is suspended Distributor
Discharge of certificates by the Director
- Notify instructed counsel when a legal aid certificate is discharged Distributor
Discharge of certificate by the court
- Supplier must inform Director and counsel when court discharges certificate Distributor
Revocation of certificates by the Director
- Notify instructed counsel if a legal aid certificate is revoked Distributor
Revocation of certificate by the court
- Notify Director and instructed counsel of certificate revocation Distributor
Extensions
- Apply to Director for extension when legal aid costs exceed £88 Distributor
Notification of issue of certificate
- Notify other parties and court of legal aid certificate status Distributor
Conduct of proceedings and authorities
- Obtain Director's prior authority for specified actions in legal aid cases Distributor
Notification of issue of certificate
- Notify other parties and the court when a legal aid certificate is issued, suspended, discharged, or revoked Distributor
Determination of financial eligibility and contributions
- Collect maximum contribution from applicant for civil legal services Distributor
Notification of issue of certificate
- Notify other parties and the court when a civil legal aid certificate is issued, suspended, discharged or revoked Distributor
Browse 37 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and revocations
Interpretation
Civil Legal Services
Notification
Attendance on behalf of an applicant
Applicants resident outside Northern Ireland
Civil Legal Services from more than one supplier
Counsel
Entrusting functions to others
Review of decisions and determinations
Certificates
Issue of Certificates
Amendments of certificates
Effect of suspension of certificate
Reinstatement of suspended certificate
Effect of discharge of a certificate
Reinstatement of discharged certificate
Effect of revocation of certificate
Reinstatement of revoked certificate
Prohibitory Directions
Applications for advice and assistance
Determination of financial eligibility to receive advice and assistance and contribution payable
Provision of advice and assistance at police stations
Applications for certificates
Determination of financial eligibility and contributions
Determination of applications for certificates and authorities
Refusal of a certificate or authority
Representation at request of, or agreement with, the court
Applications for certificates
Determination of financial eligibility and contributions
Determination of applications for certificates
Refusal of a certificate or authority
Representation at request of, or agreement with, the court
Exceptional funding
Applications for certificates and authorities
Determination of applications for certificates
Refusal of a certificate or authority
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