Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill

Here you will find further information in respect of the Committee's work on the Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill.

Call for Evidence

Draft Bill (as introduced)

Explanatory and Financial Memorandum

Table of Issues

Writtens submissions received:

• The Law Society of Northern Ireland
• Law Society
• Law Centre (NI)
• Consumer Council
• The Bar Council
• Dr Maeve Hosier

Committee meeting minutes of evidence:

• 25 November 2015 - Formal Clause by Clause Scrutiny
• 11 November 2015 - Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill - DFP briefing
• 21 October 2015 - Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Scottish Legal Complaints Commission briefing
• 21 October 2015 - Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Bar Council briefing 
• 30 September 2015 - Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Law Society briefing
• 16 September 2015 - Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: DFP Briefing
• 10 June 2015 - Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: DFP Officials  
• 25 June 2014 - Draft Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Department of Finance and Personnel Briefing
• 4 June 2014 - Draft Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Lay Observer for Northern Ireland
• 29 January 2014 - Draft Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Law Society
• 29 January 2014 - Draft Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Bar Council
• 29 January 2014 - Draft Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill: Department of Finance and Personnel
• 18 September 2013: DFP Briefing

Research Papers

• 10 November 2015 - Assembly Research paper: Disciplinary procedures and the role of lay persons and professional members in selected non-legal professions
• 28 May 2014 - Assembly Research: Comparative Research on Legal Complaints and Regulation
• 22 August 2014 - Assembly Research: Internal Complaints and Disciplinary Processes
• 22 August 2014 - Assembly Research: Legal Complaints and Regulations - Follow up issues
• 25 June 2012 - Scottish Legal Complaints Commission - Final Numbers and Handling amongst Scottish Advocates
• 18 June 2012 - Scottish Legal Complaints Commission - Final Report on Complaint Numbers and Handling amongst Scottish Legal Firms
• 2013 - Scottish Legal Complaints Commission - Five Years On - Fact and Figures
• 9 September 2015 - Assembly Research: Regulations of Complaints about Solicitors

 In response to the Committee's Call for Evidence

• Law Society
• Bar Council
• Department of Justice
• Committee for Justice

Correspondence from the Law Society

• 27 July 2012
• 2 September 2015
• 7 October 2015

Correspondence from the Bar Council

• 3 June 2014
• 15 September 2015

Correspondence from DFP

• From DFP 27 October 2015
• From DFP 27 October 2015 re scrutiny issues
• From DFP 08 October 2013 re complaints about overcharging
• From DFP 20 November 2013 re consultation on Draft Legal Complaints and Regulations Bill
• From DFP 21 August 2014 re handling of complaints
• From DFP 12 November re response to Research

Correspondence to DFP

• To DFP 1 July 2014 re Scope of Penalties in GB
• To DFP 23 October 2014 re Response to Assembly Research and assessment of adopting Scottish Model
• To DFP 15 October 2015 re Questions arising from initial scrutiny
• To DFP 26 October 2015 re Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill
• To DFP 13 November 2015 re ESR observations Delegated Powers Memo
• To DFP 18 November 2015 re Response to draft amendments

Report

• Report into the Legal Complaints and Regulation Bill