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The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

S.R. 2015/201 · Made 31 March 2015 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Access To Justice

Made 31st March 2015

Coming into operation 1st April 2015

The Department of Justice makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 12(3) and 47 of the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 M1, and now vested in it M2.

In accordance with Article 47(2)(a) of the 2003 Order, the Department has consulted with the Lord Chief Justice, the Law Society and the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland.

In accordance with Article 47(1) of the 2003 Order, the Department has had regard to the matters specified in that provision.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 2003/435 (N.I. 10)

M2

S.I. 2010/976

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and revocations
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application
  4. 4Service of notices and documents
  5. 5General
  6. 6Interim payments
  7. 7Interim disbursements and final determination of costs
  8. 8Claims for costs by representatives
  9. 9Determination of representatives' remuneration
  10. 10Determination of solicitors' disbursements
  11. 11Payment of remuneration
  12. 12Reasons for Department's decisions
  13. 13Redetermination of costs by Department
  14. 14Appeals to the taxing master
  15. 15Appeals to the High Court
  16. 16Restriction on payment
  17. 17Time limits
  18. 18Review
  19. 19Interim fees
  20. Signature
  21. Schedule 1Instruments Revoked
  22. Schedule 2: ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE
  23. Part 1: General
  24. 1Paragraph 1
  25. 2Paragraph 2
  26. 3Paragraph 3
  27. 2Matters other than those relating to PACE, Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 or Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019
  28. Paragraph
  29. Paragraph
  30. 3Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) matters, Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 matters or Schedule 3 to the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 matters
  31. Schedule 3: REPRESENTATION (LOWER COURTS)
  32. Part 1: General
  33. 1Paragraph 1
  34. 2Paragraph 2
  35. 3Paragraph 3
  36. 4Paragraph 4
  37. 5Paragraph 5
  38. 6Paragraph 6
  39. 7Paragraph 7
  40. 8Paragraph 8
  41. 9Paragraph 9
  42. 10Paragraph 10
  43. 11Paragraph 11
  44. 12Paragraph 12
  45. 13Paragraph 13
  46. 14Paragraph 14
  47. Part 2: Family and Children Order Proceedings
  48. Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 or Article 31B of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
  49. The Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
  50. Paragraph
  51. Part 3: Other Proceedings
  52. Paragraph
  53. Paragraph
  54. Paragraph
  55. Paragraph
  56. Paragraph
  57. Paragraph
  58. Paragraph
  59. Schedule 4: REPRESENTATION (HIGHER COURTS)
  60. Part 1: General
  61. 1Paragraph 1
  62. 2Paragraph 2
  63. 3Paragraph 3
  64. 4Paragraph 4
  65. 5Paragraph 5
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. 7Paragraph 7
  68. 8Paragraph 8
  69. 9Paragraph 9
  70. 10Paragraph 10
  71. 11Paragraph 11
  72. 12Paragraph 12
  73. 13Paragraph 13
  74. 14Paragraph 14
  75. 15Paragraph 15
  76. 16Paragraph 16
  77. 17Paragraph 17
  78. 18Paragraph 18
  79. Part 2: Family and Children Order Proceedings – Family Care Centre
  80. Paragraph
  81. 3Divorce and other Family Proceedings in the County Court
  82. 4Other Proceedings in the County Court
  83. Part 5: High Court Proceedings
  84. Paragraph
  85. Proceedings which have been withdrawn, abandoned or discontinued
  86. Paragraph
  87. Part 6: Other Proceedings
  88. Paragraph
  89. Schedule 5: INQUESTS
  90. Part 1: General
  91. 1Paragraph 1
  92. 2Paragraph 2
  93. 2Remuneration payable in Inquest cases
  94. Explanatory note