Dear Colleague The Department of Justice is co-ordinating the roll out across Northern Ireland of the Indictable Cases Process which over the last 18 months has been trialled in the Division of Ards. Further details about this project which is aimed at speeding up the criminal justice process are set out in the Overview below. Read more about Indictable Cases Process[…]

Dear Colleague We refer to the above and now attach a link to the proposals for a new Statutory Registration scheme for all those providing legally assisted services. This is a fundamental change to the entire legal aid system that requires a whole new level of administration. There will be auditing, costs to join, file Read more about Statutory Registration Scheme for Legal Aid[…]

The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 9 March 2017 “The Role of Due Diligence in a Corporate Transaction” by Neasa Quigley, Partner at Carson McDowell LLP The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : 1 – 2 pm Tea/coffee Read more about CPD Lecture: 9 March 2017[…]

Dear Colleague We have been notified of the following important changes to our County Court Rules and would ask our members to please take note of the following: The County Court (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2017  SR 2017 No.19 – http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/19/contents/made These Rules which came in to force on Monday 13th February 2017 amend the Read more about County Court Rules[…]

The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 9 February 2017 “Contentious Civil Legal Costs in NI – Advice from the Costs Drawer” by Catherine Mallon,  CM Legal Costs Consultancy The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : 1 – 2 pm Tea/coffee Read more about CPD Lecture : Thursday 9 February 2017[…]

The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Thursday 26 January 2017 “DNA – The Tarnished ‘Gold Standard’ of Forensic Evidence” by Professor Allan Jamieson and Dr Scott Bader – The Forensic Institute, Glasgow The Lecture will be held at Law Society House, Victoria Street, Belfast Time : Read more about DNA – The Tarnished ‘Gold Standard’ of Forensic Evidence[…]

CROWN COURT TRIAL REVIEWS AT LAGANSIDE COURT   His Honour Judge Miller QC has discussed with other Judges at Laganside Court on how to proceed with trial reviews for the term ahead. Now that there are established lists of cases allocated to each of the Judges there is no longer the necessity for a weekly Read more about Crown Court Trial Reviews[…]

 BSA CPD SCHEDULE 2017 Thursday 26TH January 2017  DNA – The Tarnished “Gold Standard” of Forensic Evidence. Professor Allan Jamieson and Dr Scott Bader – The Forensic Institute, Glasgow.   Thursday 9th February 2017 – Contentious Civil Legal Costs in Northern Ireland-Advice from the Costs Drawer Catherine Mallon – CM Legal Costs Consultancy   Friday Read more about BSA CPD Schedule 2017[…]

The BSA would like to advise members that the following CPD lecture will take place on Monday 12 December 2016 “Medico-Legal Reports and Practice – Including low velocity impact RTA’s – When liability is accepted but causation is not” by Mr Sean McGovern FRCS FCEM – Clinical Director of the Ulster Hospital The Lecture will be held at Law Read more about CPD Lecture : 12 December 2016[…]