Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2015/195 United Kingdom

The Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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s.005 Applications for Civil Legal Services Regulated
  • Use Department-specified form when applying for civil legal servicesDistributor
s.008 Children and patients Regulated
  • Do not accept applications from children or patients without authorisationDistributor
s.010 Refusal to accept instructions or continue to act Regulated
  • Report to the Department when giving up a caseDistributor
s.012 Power to require information Regulated
  • Report to Director when assisted party dies, becomes bankrupt, or is declared vexatiousDistributor
s.017 Emergency Certificates Regulated
  • Supplier must notify counsel, court and other parties of emergency certificate changesDistributor
s.019 Suspension of Certificates by the Director Regulated
  • Notify counsel when legal aid certificate is suspendedDistributor
s.022 Discharge of certificates by the Director Regulated
  • Notify instructed counsel when a legal aid certificate is dischargedDistributor
s.023 Discharge of certificate by the court Regulated
  • Supplier must inform Director and counsel when court discharges certificateDistributor
s.026 Revocation of certificates by the Director Regulated
  • Notify instructed counsel if a legal aid certificate is revokedDistributor
s.027 Revocation of certificate by the court Regulated
  • Notify Director and instructed counsel of certificate revocationDistributor
s.032 Extensions Regulated
  • Apply to Director for extension when legal aid costs exceed £88Distributor
s.039 Notification of issue of certificate Regulated
  • Notify other parties and court of legal aid certificate statusDistributor
s.044 Conduct of proceedings and authorities Regulated
  • Obtain Director's prior authority for specified actions in legal aid casesDistributor
s.045 Notification of issue of certificate Regulated
  • Notify other parties and the court when a legal aid certificate is issued, suspended, discharged, or revokedDistributor
s.050 Determination of financial eligibility and contributions Regulated
  • Collect maximum contribution from applicant for civil legal servicesDistributor
s.053 Notification of issue of certificate Regulated
  • Notify other parties and the court when a civil legal aid certificate is issued, suspended, discharged or revokedDistributor
37 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and revocations
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Civil Legal Services
s.004 Notification
s.006 Attendance on behalf of an applicant
s.007 Applicants resident outside Northern Ireland
s.009 Civil Legal Services from more than one supplier
s.011 Counsel
s.013 Entrusting functions to others
s.014 Review of decisions and determinations
s.015 Certificates
s.016 Issue of Certificates
s.018 Amendments of certificates
s.020 Effect of suspension of certificate
s.021 Reinstatement of suspended certificate
s.024 Effect of discharge of a certificate
s.025 Reinstatement of discharged certificate
s.028 Effect of revocation of certificate
s.029 Reinstatement of revoked certificate
s.030 Prohibitory Directions
s.031 Applications for advice and assistance
s.033 Determination of financial eligibility to receive advice and assistance and contribution payable
s.034 Provision of advice and assistance at police stations
s.035 Applications for certificates
s.036 Determination of financial eligibility and contributions
s.037 Determination of applications for certificates and authorities
s.038 Refusal of a certificate or authority
s.040 Representation at request of, or agreement with, the court
s.041 Applications for certificates
s.042 Determination of financial eligibility and contributions
s.043 Determination of applications for certificates
s.046 Refusal of a certificate or authority
s.047 Representation at request of, or agreement with, the court
s.048 Exceptional funding
s.049 Applications for certificates and authorities
s.051 Determination of applications for certificates
s.052 Refusal of a certificate or authority

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