Welcome to the Judicial Studies Board for Northern Ireland website

On this site you will find information about the Judicial Studies Board, Lay Magistrates, and Publications and Resources designed to supplement the training needs of Lay Magistrates and the Judiciary.

Updates

New Youth Court - Guidelines for Operations and Layout in NI added to Others Resources, 9 May 2013
New categories available within the Sentencing Guidelines for the Magistrates' Court, 25 March 2013
Guidelines for Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases in Northern Ireland now available, 4 March 2013
Crown Court Bench Book & Specimen Directions updated with new Direction - 4.16 Inconsistent statement, 27 February 2013
Environmental Offences now available within Sentencing Guidelines - General Application, 16 January 2013

Resources

Within this section you will be able to access training documents, Legislation and more...

Publications

For a range of publications relevant to the work of the judiciary

Lay Magistrates

Background on the creation of Lay Magistrates, their role, publications and more...