Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 14

Prospective

PART 3 N.I. COMPLAINTS AGAINST SOLICITORS

Defamation N.I.

Protection from defamation claims N.I.

45  For the purposes of the law of defamation—

(a) proceedings in relation to the investigation, consideration and determination of a complaint by the Solicitors 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.