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

Planning Offences now available within Sentencing Guidelines for the Magistrates Court, 27 April 2012
New specimen direction available in Crown Court Bench Book (4.7A Bad Character) – October 2011.
New Magistrates' Court Bench Book, 17 February 2012
Practice Guide for the application of the new Brussels II Regulation available, 15 December 2011
New Sentencing Guidelines for the Magistrates' Court available - December 2011
New specimen direction available in Crown Court Bench Book (4.7A Bad Character) – October 2011.

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...