UK Law

Tag: North Ireland

  • Diversity

    Diversity in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, has a statutory diversity duty. Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (CRA), the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, […]

  • Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service

    Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service in North Ireland The Northern Ireland Court Service (the Court Service) was established in 1979, by the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, as a separate civil service in Northern Ireland. It was the Lord Chancellor's department in Northern […]

  • Eligibility

    Eligibility in North Ireland This is the criteria that applicants must meet to be allowed to compete for the role under recruitment. On most occasions there are statutory requirements such as number of years standing for legal posts and specific nationality requirements.

  • Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland

    Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland in North Ireland The Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland (PPS) decides whether or not to prosecute people for committing criminal offences. It decides what the correct charges should be and is also responsible for prosecuting the case […]

  • Assembly Questions

    Assembly Questions in North Ireland A Member of the Assembly can ask questions of a member of the Executive Committee, or of the Assembly Commission, which is the corporate body of the Assembly. Questions provide an opportunity for Members to hold Ministers to account and to enquire into […]

  • Competence

    Definition of Competence In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Competence : (of witnesses) The legal capacity of a person to be a *witness. Since the abolition in the 19th century of certain ancient grounds of incompetence, every person of sound mind and […]

  • Judicial Studies Board

    Judicial Studies Board (JSB) in North Ireland The JSB is the body responsible for judicial training in Northern Ireland. The board runs lecture style study programmes and training workshops for the judiciary and issues written material to all judges.

  • Freedom of Information

    Freedom of Information (FOI) requests in North Ireland The Freedom of Information Act came into force on 1 January 2005. It gives you the right to ask any public body for all the information it has on any subject you choose. On receiving your information request, public authorities must […]

  • Civil Court

    Definition of Civil Court In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Civil Court : A court exercising jurisdiction over civil rather than criminal cases. In England the principal civil courts of first instance (*court of first instance) are the *county courts and […]

  • VAT Tribunals for Northern Ireland

    VAT Tribunals for Northern Ireland in North Ireland This Tribunal deals with appeals on decisions of HM Customs and Excise on VAT, including penalties for tax evasion and assessment of tax etc. Policy responsibility for its work rests with the London office of the Tribunal. Additional […]

  • Bar Council of Northern Ireland

    Bar Council of Northern Ireland in North Ireland This is the professional body representing barristers in Northern Ireland. It is located at 91 Chichester Street, Belfast. Among other things it seeks to maintain the honour and independence of the Bar as part of the legal system.

  • District Judges

    District Judges in North Ireland In civil proceedings, many cases in which the sum involved does not exceed £2000 will be dealt with by a District Judge by way of arbitration, called the small claims procedure. This is primarily designed to resolve simple consumer disputes bases on a default […]

  • Personal Profile

    Personal Profile in North Ireland The Personal Profile reflects what is required to serve successfully in the judicial office under recruitment. It is a key document for applicants to make reference to when completing their application and in thorough preparation for the selection process. It […]

  • Judiciary

    Judiciary in North Ireland Collective term for the Judges, Magistrates and Tribunal members who currently deal with legal matters in Northern Ireland. Resources See Also Further Reading Judiciary in the Encyclopedia of Britain Judiciary in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Judiciary in […]

  • Plenary Committee

    Plenary Committee in North Ireland This refers to an internal meeting attended by all NIJAC Commissioners every three months. Plenary has overall responsibility for the fulfilling of NIJAC's statutory remit, values, objectives and major decisions made by NIJAC. It is empowered to delegate […]