| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Accidents | Including personal injuries |
| Agriculture & farming | Milk quotas / Grants / Animal health / Single farm payment scheme. (Please also see environmental law, land and property disputes, trusts tax and financial planning) |
| Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) | Mediation / Arbitration / Adjudication / Conciliation / Negotiation |
| Bankruptcy & Insolvency | Debt management / Personal and corporate insolvency / Liquidations / Administration / Receivership / Arrangements with creditors - voluntary arrangements |
| Business advice / Corporate law | Business start-ups / Banking and insurance law / Partnerships / Company law / Shares and shareholders / Directors and company officers / Mergers and acquisitions / Joint ventures / Franchising / Agency and commercial contracts / Competition law |
| Charities law | |
| Commercial litigation | Supply of goods and services / Construction, engineering and other commercial contracts / Warranties and guarantees / Product liability |
| Computer & ICT law | Data protection / Internet and domain name disputes / E-commerce / Freedom of information |
| Consumer law | Sale of goods and hire purchase / Consumer protection / Product liability / Consumer credit. Please see also bankruptcy and insolvency. |
| Conveyancing - commercial | |
| Conveyancing - overseas & timeshares | |
| Criminal injuries & criminal damage compensation | |
| Criminal law | Criminal process and procedure / Magistrates' Court and Crown Court / Police interviews, warrants, summonses, bail, custody, trials etc. / Criminal offences e.g. motoring, theft, assault, sexual offences, fraud, public order, terrorism etc. / ASBOs / Young offenders / Prisoners |
| Debt & money problems | |
| Domestic violence | |
| Education | Special Education Needs / Admissions criteria / School exclusions and suspensions / School transport. Please see also welfare rights. |
| Employment law & tribunals | |
| Enforcement of judgements | |
| Environmental law | Pollution control / Environmental protection / Conservation / Waste and contaminated land |
| Equality & discrimination | Equality / Religious belief / Racial group / Age / Marital status / Sexual orientation / Disability |
| European & International law | |
| Family law - children | Contact, residence / Child abduction / Adoption / Care & supervision orders / Wardship / Child support and maintenance / |
| Family law - general | Divorce and separation / Financial provision / Pre-nuptial agreements / Cohabitation / Civil partnerships |
| Housing | Landlord and tenant / Rent / Repairs / Eviction / Homelessness. For house sales, purchases, mortgages and co-ownership see Conveyancing - residential. |
| Inquests & inquiries | |
| Inquests & inquiries | |
| Intellectual property | Copyright / Designs / Patents / Trademarks |
| Judicial review | Challenging the legality of decisions of public authorities and bodies |
| Land & property disputes | Rights of way / Boundary and neighbour disputes / Title / Business tenancies / Rating valuations / Restrictive covenants / Lands Tribunal / Rent review. Please see also conveyancing and housing. |
| Legal Aid | |
| Libel & slander | |
| Licensing | Liquor / Betting gaming & lotteries / Bookmakers / Entertainment |
| Mental health | Mental incapacity / Office of Care and Protection / Mental Health Review Tribunal / Enduring Powers of Attorney |
| Planning | Planning applications and appeals / Compulsory acquisition / Vesting |
| Professional negligence | |
| Trusts, tax & financial planning | Investment business / Equity release / Pensions / Asset structuring and disposal / Tax law |
| Welfare rights | Social Security benefits / Appeal Tribunal assistance / State Pension / Student loans or grants / Nursing and residential care |
| Wills, probate & intestacy | Drafting of wills / Administration of estates on death / Estate and inheritance tax planning. Please also see trusts, tax and financial planning. |
Please note:
- Many solicitors will provide advice and guidance on personal and business debt to both debtors and creditors. However only solicitors who are authorised by the Society as Insolvency Practitioners under the Insolvency (NI) Order 1989 may accept appointments to be Trustees in Bankruptcy; Trustees in the Administration of Insolvent Companies; or to act as Supervisors of Individual Voluntary Arrangements.
- Solicitors in Northern Ireland are not authorised to provide Financial Services which are regulated by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, unless they arise out of, or are complementary to, the provision of other professional services. Regulated Financial Services includes mainstream investment business; general insurance mediation activities and advising on general insurance products and regulated mortgage activities.
- Solicitors may make referrals or introductions to Independent Financial Advisors and may endorse their advice in relation to mortgages and of course undertake the legal work necessary in relation to mortgages and other financial products.