The Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Appeals) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-09-10)

These regulations specify the circumstances in which appeals may be made to the High Court against determinations made by the Complaints Committee of either the Law Society or the Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2025 No. 119

Legal Complaints And Regulation

The Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Appeals) Regulations 2025

Laid before the Assembly in draft.

Made

26th June 2025

Coming into operation

1st September 2025

The Department of Finance(1 (\"#f00001\")), with the concurrence of the Lady Chief Justice, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21 and 40 of the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016(2 (\"#f00002\")):

Citation and commencementN.I.

1. These regulations may be cited as the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Appeals) Regulations 2025 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2025.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/1\") in operation at 1.9.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/1\")

InterpretationN.I.

2. In these regulations “the 2016 Act” means the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/2\") in operation at 1.9.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/1\")

AppealsN.I.

3. An appeal, against a determination of the Bar Complaints Committee, may be made to the High Court where the determination contains a direction in accordance with section 19 of the 2016 Act.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/3\") in operation at 1.9.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/1\")

4. An appeal, against a determination the Solicitors Complaints Committee, may be made to the High Court where the determination contains a direction in accordance with section 38 of the 2016 Act.

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/4\") in operation at 1.9.2025, see reg. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/119/regulation/1\")

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 26th June 2025.

(L.S.)

David Hughes

A senior officer of the Department of Finance

I concur.

Siobhan Keegan

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations specify the circumstances in which appeals may be made to the High Court against determinations made by the Complaints Committee of either the Law Society or the Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland.

(1)

The Department of Finance and Personnel was renamed the Department of Finance by section 1(4) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.)) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/5\")

(2)

2016 c.14 (N.I.) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2016/14\")