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The Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Representation at request of, or agreement with, the court

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40.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a certificate under this Part shall not be required to receive such representation given by a supplier to any party to proceedings (whether criminal or civil) before a magistrates’ court, where the representation is given in compliance with a request which is made to the supplier by the court or given in accordance with a proposal which is made by the supplier and approved by the court and which (in either case)—

(a)is so made or approved at a time (whether at or after the beginning of the proceedings) when the supplier is present within the precincts of the court; but

(b)is not made or approved at a time when the party to proceedings is in receipt of a certificate issued under these Regulations or a certificate issued under Part 3 of the Legal Aid, Advice and Assistance (Northern Ireland) Order 1981(1) in respect of the same proceedings.

(2) Representation without a certificate under this regulation may only be given, provided that the cost of such representation does not exceed the limit prescribed under regulation 32.

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