Bar of Northern Ireland

Bar of Northern Ireland

The Bar of Northern Ireland, or Northern Irish Bar, is the association of barristers for Northern Ireland, comprising as at September 2007 just under 600 members.

It is based in the Bar Library, part of the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, together with the Bar Council of Northern Ireland (the professional body of the members of the Northern Irish Bar), and the Executive Council.

The Executive Council has taken on many of the functions formerly exercised by the Benchers of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland[1], which was established at a meeting of the Bench and Bar held on 11 January 1926.

Before 1920, there was no separate Bar of Northern Ireland: barristers were called either to the Irish Bar or the Bar of England and Wales. After the Government of Ireland Act 1920, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland called members of the Bar to the Inner Bar in Northern Ireland as King's Counsel.

From 11 January 1926 there were:

  1. the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland governed by the Benchers of the Inn[2]; and
  2. the Bar Council[3].

The present constitution was adopted on 5 October 1983, and also governs the Bar of Northern Ireland and the Bar Council.

For many years the Inn of Court was a rather theoretical body, lacking as it did the physical premises for social and professional interaction provided by the comparable Inns of Court in London or the King's Inns on Constitution Hill in Dublin. The redevelopment of the Bar Library, officially opened by Her Excellency Professor Mary McAleese, The President of Ireland, on 29 April 2005, to provide not only enhanced library facilities but also suitable rooms for Continuing Professional Development, meetings, dining and receptions, has afforded the Inn the means of providing the Northern Irish Bar with the reality of association it had hitherto been lacking.

Notes

  1. ^ in full, the "Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland"
  2. ^ comprising all the Judges of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General and at least nine practising members of the Bar of Northern Ireland
  3. ^ in full, the "General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland"

See also

Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland

Sources



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 2005 in Northern Ireland — Events*20 January Belfast man Robert McCartney is murdered outside a bar in the city by members of the Provisional IRA. *January During a storm, a lorry is blown off the Foyle Bridge and its driver killed. *2 February The Provisional IRA issue a… …   Wikipedia

  • 1971 in Northern Ireland — Events*6 February Gunner Robert Curtis becomes the first British soldier to die in the Troubles [ [http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html Larkspirit Irish History] ] . *15 February Decimal Day: The United Kingdom and Ireland both… …   Wikipedia

  • 1993 in Northern Ireland — Events* 24 June Northern Ireland Minister Michael Mates resigns over links with tycoon Asil Nadir. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/24/newsid 2519000/2519201.stm Minister resigns over business links BBC On This Day] ] *23… …   Wikipedia

  • Timeline of the Northern Ireland Troubles and peace process — This article lists the major violent and political incidents during the Troubles and peace process in Northern Ireland. The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist… …   Wikipedia

  • Chronology of the Northern Ireland Troubles — Considering that Northern Ireland has been ravaged by conflict for over thirty years, it would be simply impossible to include every single event that took place during that time. Listed are the most important incidents of The Troubles and… …   Wikipedia

  • 1969 Northern Ireland riots — Loyalists and RUC storming the nationalist Bogside district in Derry Location mainly Derry, Belfast, Newry, Armagh, Crossmaglen, Dungannon …   Wikipedia

  • British Military Intelligence Systems in Northern Ireland — is a term used to describe various HUMINT, ELINT, and SIGINT systems used by the RUC and British Army Intelligence in Northern Ireland. There have been a number of systems with only some described below. It is unclear which of these systems are… …   Wikipedia

  • Woodlands Presbyterian Church Northern Ireland — underconstruction FORCETOC Woodlands Presbyterian (sometimes affectionately known as Woody P) is a Presbyterian Church in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The current Minister is Leslie Addis a post that he s held since 2000.… …   Wikipedia

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — noun a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; Great Britain is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom • Syn: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K.,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bar council — A bar council ( ga. Comhairle an Bharra) in a Commonwealth country and in the Republic of Ireland is a professional body that regulates the profession of barristers together with the Inns of Court. Solicitors are generally regulated by the Law… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”