The Law Society of Northern Ireland

 

The Society consists of Council Members, its Officers and Members.

In 1922 a Royal Charter was granted to solicitors in Northern Ireland to permit the setting up of the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland. Under the 1976 Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order, the Law Society acts as the regulatory authority governing the education, accounts, discipline and professional conduct of solicitors in order to maintain the independence, ethical standards, professional competence and quality of services offered to the public.

Any solicitor whose name is on the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland and who has not been suspended from practising as a solicitor may become a member of the Society on payment of the annual subscription for the time in force. There are approximately 1850 solicitors currently practising in Northern Ireland.

Council Members 2007-8

President: Donald Eakin

See also Local Solicitor Associations , Solicitor Groups and

Commissioners for Oaths and Notaries Public in Northern Ireland.

Summary of Law Society Regulatory Framework

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