# Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, Article 57: Grants in case of hardship


Where the Council, on application for a grant being made to the Society, are satisfied that a person has suffered or is likely to suffer hardship in consequence of the failure on the part of a solicitor to account for money which has come to his hands in connection with his practice or purported practice as a solicitor or in connection with any trust of which he is or was a trustee then, subject to the provisions of Article 58, the Society may, if the Council think fit, make to that person a grant out of the Compensation Fund for the purpose of relieving such hardship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1976/582/article/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-northern-ireland-order-1976/article-57
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