
2025 No. 119
Legal Complaints And Regulation
The Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Appeals) Regulations 2025
Laid before the Assembly in draft. 
Made 26th June 2025
Coming into operation 1st September 2025
The Department of Finance, with the concurrence of the Lady Chief Justice, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21 and 40 of the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016:
Citation and commencement
1 
These regulations may be cited as the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Appeals) Regulations 2025 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2025.
Interpretation
2 
In these regulations “the 2016 Act” means the Legal Complaints and Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Appeals
3 
An appeal, against a determination of the Bar Complaints Committee, may be made to the High Court where the determination contains a direction in accordance with section 19 of the 2016 Act.
4 
An appeal, against a determination the Solicitors Complaints Committee, may be made to the High Court where the determination contains a direction in accordance with section 38 of the 2016 Act.
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
I concur.
Siobhan Keegan
The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
