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   SLS Legal Publications (NI)

Since its establishment in 1980, the Servicing the Legal System Programme at the School of Law in the Queen's University of Belfast has produced publications on various aspects of the law and legal system of Northern Ireland. It is the only regular publisher on Northern Ireland law and produces a wide variety of publications, as well as organising courses and conferences for legal practitioners, civil servants and other interested parties.

Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly

Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly

Editor - Professor Sally Wheeler
Queen's University Belfast

s.wheeler@qub.ac.uk

4 issues p.a.

Bulletin of Northern Ireland Law

The Bulletin of Northern Ireland Law provides a regular, comprehensive digest of legal developments in Northern Ireland. It contains summaries of: 

·         Legislation: All Orders in Council, statutory rules, statutory instruments and Acts of Parliament which apply in NI. Each issue has a Table of Commencement dates which provide an easy to read reference to the date legislation comes into force and a Table of Parliamentary Progress of NI legislation. 

·         Cases: All written judgments delivered in the Court of Appeal, High Court and County Court. Selected decisions of industrial tribunals, the Fair Employment Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal, Planning Appeals Commission and Social Security Commissioners. 

·         Awards: Awards in Personal Injury actions in the High Court and Selected County Court awards in claims for criminal damage and criminal injury to persons. 

·         European Law: Recent developments in EC law. 

·         Tax: Selected tax cases and Inland Revenue Press Releases. 

·         Practice and Procedure: Practice Directions etc. 

·         Law reform: Summaries of proposed legislation for NI, relevant government reports and proposals for law reform.

·         Professional Information: Court Service notices and appointments. 

Editor - Deborah McBride, Solicitor

Northern Ireland Law Reports

This is the official series of Law Reports for Northern Ireland, which is published in association with the Court Service of Northern Ireland.

Two parts per year. Back volumes are also available covering the period 1999-2001. A comprehensive index 1921-97 to accompany the series is also available.

Northern Ireland Judgments Bulletin

This companion service to the Northern Ireland Law Reports, the official series of law reports for Northern Ireland, covers cases decided in the Superior Courts in Northern Ireland and on appeal therefrom in the House of Lords.

Published in two parts per year, it comprises the full text of all judgments reported, with at-a-glance summaries and incorporates comprehensive tables and indices. Back volumes are available covering the period 1994-2001.

A comprehensive index 1921-97 to accompany the series is also available.

The Writ (Journal of the Law Society of Northern Ireland)

The Writ is the monthly journal of the Society. It is available in Adobe PDF format, which will display the writ exactly as it is printed.

To read the issues you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If a month is not listed, then an archive copy is not available.

Journal of Mental Health Law

In February 1999 the University of Northumbria launched the Journal of Mental Health Law. This high quality, refereed journal provides a long awaited forum for publication in the area of Mental Health Law.

The journal is published twice a year and attracts articles and comment which focus on developments within the area of mental health law. The aim is to produce a work of interest to academics, students and mental health practitioners alike.

Editorial matters and contributions:

John Horne (Editor)

john.horne@unn.ac.uk

Journal enquiries and orders:

Tel: (0191) 232 2048
Fax: (0191) 232 1303

Or download an order form

ISBN1466–2817

Organisations £50 per annum