His Honour Judge Devlin has requested that we circulate the information below to our membership: BELFAST COMBINED COURTS HEARING LOSS CASES His Honour Judge Devlin has directed that relevant Civil Bills in relation to hearing loss claims lodged in Belfast, must be clearly noted as follows –‘Hearing Loss Claim’. Early identification will differentiate this Read more about Hearing Loss Cases[…]
Dear Member, Below is the BSA draft response to the DOJ consultation paper relating to Scope of Civil Legal Aid. The Association would welcome from members any reasoned comments, additions, amendments or substitutions that it is felt are required in respect of this response. Please note any comments should be sent to the BSA administrator using Read more about Scope of Legal Aid[…]
IF ANYONE WISHES TO ENTER A TEAM TO RUN THE MARATHON ON BEHALF OF THE BSA CHARITY -HELPING HAND PLEASE CONFIRM BY THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2015 Click here to download PDF
The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 29 January 2015. “Solicitors and Mediation” by Michael McCrea BL The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : 1 – 2 pm 1 CPD Point Fee £20 members £40 non-members
Please note there are only 10 places now available at this lecture and anyone wishing to attend should book now to avoid disappointment. Dear Colleague To mark the 800th Anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta the BSA is hosting a specific CPD event on the 20 February 2015 at 3pm at Law Read more about Magna Carta – CPD event : 20 February 2015 at 3pm[…]
Dear Colleague First of all can I wish everyone a very Happy New Year! You will recall that I arranged to meet with Musgrave Street PSNI regarding problems experienced by practitioners with delays in its custody suite. I had a very productive meeting with DCI Haslett, Inspector King and Sergeant Dalzell and a further meeting is Read more about Musgrave Street Custody Suite[…]
Dear Colleague Further to my email on Monday, Inspector Eugene King of Musgrave Street PSNI has agreed to meet to discuss the concerns of practitioners with the current waiting times at the Custody Suite. If anyone wishes a specific issue raised or has suggestions in how things could be improved please let me know and Read more about Musgrave Street Custody Suite[…]
Dear Colleague It has been brought to the attention of the BSA that a number of members have experienced huge delays at Musgrave Custody Suite both pre and post interview. A number of members have contacted us confirming that waiting for three hours post interview for a decision to be taken is very common. In Read more about Musgrave Street Custody Suite[…]
The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 15 January 2015. “Tax Considerations on the Sale and Purchase of Property” by Angela Keery, Deloitte UK The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : 1 – 2 pm 1 CPD Point Fee £20 members £40 Read more about CPD Lecture: 15 January 2015 “Tax Considerations on the Sale and Purchase of Property”[…]