The Civil Legal Services (Remuneration) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“advice”, “assistance” and “representation” have the respective meanings given by Article 2(2) of the 2003 Order;

“certificate” means a certificate granted under the General Regulations;

“civil legal services” has the meaning given by Article 10 of the 2003 Order;

“costs” means, in the case of a solicitor, the remuneration and disbursements payable under Article 12(3) of the 2003 Order and, in the case of counsel, the remuneration payable under that provision;

“counsel” means counsel authorised by the Director under regulation 31 of the General Regulations and selected to act for an assisted person;

“the Department” means the Department of Justice;

“the Director” means the Director of Legal Aid Casework designated by the Department under section 2 of the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(1);

“disbursements” means travelling and witness expenses and other out of pocket expenses incurred by a solicitor in providing civil legal services;

“fee-earner” means a solicitor or any clerk who regularly does work for which it is appropriate to make a direct charge to the client;

“the Financial Regulations” mean the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(2);

“the General Regulations” mean the Civil Legal Services (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015(3);

“the 2003 Order” means the Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;

“representation” (higher courts) and representation (lower courts) have the respective meanings given by regulation 2 of the General Regulations;

“representative” means a solicitor or counsel.

(1)

2014 c. 11 (N.I.)

(2)

2015 S.R. No. 196

(3)

2015 S.R. No. 195