The Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 196 xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART 1 GENERAL
1.Citation, commencement and revocations
2.Interpretation
PART 2 DETERMINATIONS IN RESPECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES
CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY LIMITS AND WAIVERS
3.Determination in respect of an individual’s financial resources
4.Exceptions from requirement to make a determination in respect of an individual’s financial resources
5.Individuals in receipt of certain benefits, allowances etc.
6.Financial eligibility limits – disposable income and disposable capital
7.Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in multi-party actions of significant wider public interest
8.Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in certain inquests
9.Waiver of eligibility limits and contributions in cross-border disputes
10.Waiver of eligibility limits in proceedings relating to domestic violence or forced marriage
CHAPTER 2 MAKING A DETERMINATION IN RESPECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES
11.Provision of information
12.Calculations
13.Over-capital cases
14.Assessment of resources prior to provision of services
15.Guidance given by the Department
16.Application in representative, fiduciary or official capacity
17.Resources of other persons
18.Deprivation or conversion of resources
19.Duty to report change in financial circumstances
20.Amendment of assessment due to error or receipt of new information
21.Further assessments
CHAPTER 3 CALCULATION OF INCOME AND CAPITAL – ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION (LOWER COURTS)
22.Application of regulations 23 to 32
23.Calculation of income and capital
24.Disregard of financial resources which are the subject matter of any claim
25.Disregards from income – certain welfare and other allowances, payments etc.
26.Deductions from income – income tax and national insurance contributions
27.Deductions from income – maintenance of partner and dependants
28.Deductions from income – maintenance of former partner and dependants outside the household
29.Main dwelling, household furniture and effects, personal clothing, and tools and equipment
30.Disregard from capital – income support
31.Disregard from capital – arrears of payments
32.Deductions from capital – maintenance of partner and dependants
CHAPTER 4 CALCULATION OF INCOME – REPRESENTATION (HIGHER COURTS)
33.Application of regulations 34 to 43
34.Calculation of income
35.Disregard of financial resources which are the subject matter of the dispute
36.Disregard of certain welfare and other allowances, payments etc.
37.Income from a trade, business or gainful occupation, other than wage or salary
38.Deductions – income tax and national insurance contributions
39.Deductions – maintenance of partner and dependants
40.Deductions – maintenance of former partner and dependants outside the household
41.Deductions – work-related expenses, including childcare payments
42.Deductions – housing costs
43.General discretion to disregard income
CHAPTER 5 CALCULATION OF CAPITAL – REPRESENTATION (HIGHER COURTS)
44.Application of regulations 45 to 57
45.Calculation of capital
46.Disregard of financial resources which are the subject matter of the dispute
47.Equitable value of any interest in land
48.Household furniture and effects, personal clothing, and tools and equipment
49.Disregard of certain welfare and other payments
50.Additional disregard where client or person concerned is of pensionable age
51.Disregard of interim court payments etc.
52.Value of money due to the person concerned
53.Value of a capital resource other than money
54.Resources owned jointly or in common with other persons
55.Value of a business or other property interest
56.Value of any life insurance or endowment policy
57.General discretion to disregard capital
PART 3 CONTRIBUTIONS
58.Application of regulations 59 and 60
59.Determination of contributions – advice and assistance and representation (lower courts)
60.Collection of contributions and repayment of excess contributions
61.Application of regulations 62 and 63
62.Determination of contributions – representation (higher courts)
63.Collection of contributions and repayment of excess contributions
Signature
SCHEDULE
Instruments Revoked
Explanatory Note