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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-access-to-justice-northern-ireland-order-2002/article-38",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2002/0337377924",
  "legislation_title": "Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-access-to-justice-northern-ireland-order-2002",
  "path": "article/38",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part III",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“advocacy services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right of audience in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide;\n“litigation services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right to conduct litigation in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide;\n“proceedings” includes any sort of proceedings for resolving disputes (and not just proceedings in a court), whether commenced or contemplated;\n“a right of audience” means the right to appear before and address a court including the right to call and examine witnesses;\n“a right to conduct litigation” means the right—\n(a) to issue proceedings before any court; and\n(b) to perform any ancillary functions in relation to proceedings (such as entering appearances to actions).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2002/0337377924/article/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:18:43.791952+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}