Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Protection from defamation claims

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26.  For the purposes of the law of defamation—

(a)proceedings in relation to the investigation, consideration and determination of a complaint by the Bar Complaints Committee are to be treated as if they were proceedings before a court; and

(b)the publication of any matter by the Committee under this Part is absolutely privileged.