# The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board (Applications and Appeals) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2020, Article 14: Legal advice and assistance etc: case where no oral hearing held


(1) In a case where an application for compensation under the Act is determined without an oral hearing being held, a solicitor who acts for the applicant is entitled in accordance with this rule to a payment by the Board in respect of the solicitor’s costs in providing legal advice and assistance to the applicant.
(2) Where the applicant is awarded compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act, whether or not the application was also for compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(d) of the Act, the solicitor is entitled to the amount specified in the second column of Table 1 in the Schedule for the amount or range of compensation specified in the first column which is or includes the amount of the award of compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act.
(3) Where the application was only for compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(d) of the Act and the applicant is awarded compensation of £20,000 for having suffered that abuse, the solicitor is entitled to the sum of £150.
(4) Where the applicant applied for but was not awarded compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act, whether or not the application was also for compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(d) of the Act, the solicitor is entitled to the sum of £150, unless the panel appointed under section 8 of the Act to determine the application is satisfied that the application was wholly without merit.
(5) Where the application was only for compensation for having suffered the abuse referred to in section 2(2)(d) of the Act but no compensation was awarded, the solicitor is entitled to the sum of £150, unless the panel appointed under section 8 of the Act to determine the application is satisfied that the application was wholly without merit.
(6) If there is an appeal under section 16 of the Act—
(a) the references in this rule to the application or applicant are to be read as including a reference to the appeal or appellant, and
(b) the references in this rule to the panel appointed under section 8 of the Act are to be read as including a reference to the single judicial member selected under section 16 of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/50/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/historical-institutional-abuse-redress-board-applications-and-appeals-rules-northern-ireland-2020/article-14
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