Mr. John David Taylorasked the Attorney-General whether the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland has established a compensation fund to compensate clients with claims against solicitors in Northern Ireland in accordance with article 55, part IV, of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.
§ Mr. Butler[pursuant to the reply, 16 July 1984, c. 1.]: I have been asked to reply.
The compensation fund was established on 1 December 1976 by the Solicitors' Compensation Fund Regulations 1976. The regulations were made by the council of the Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.