
1 
This Order may be cited as the Legal Complaints and Regulation (Penalty) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2025.
2 
In this Order:
 “professional body” is –
(a) The Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland; or
(b) The Law Society of Northern Ireland;
 “the 2016 Act” means the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
3 
The maximum amount of a penalty the Legal Oversight Commissioner may require a professional body to pay under section 2(4) of the 2016 Act is £20,000.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 26th June 2025.
(L.S.)David Hughes
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
