A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Northern Ireland guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Arbitration Act 2025 commencement regulations
Confirms commencement of the 2025 reforms from August 2025, subject to the Act’s territorial and transitional scope.
Open the legal source ↗CMA merger assessment guidelines
Explains the competition assessment of mergers; current jurisdictional rules and separate investment screening also require review.
Open the legal source ↗CMA unfair commercial practices guidance
Explains consumer trading rules under the DMCC framework applicable from April 2025.
Open the legal source ↗Companies Act 2006
Governs UK companies, including formation, directors, shareholder decisions and corporate administration.
Open the legal source ↗Companies House identity verification guidance
Explains phased mandatory identity verification and the filing events relevant to directors and persons with significant control.
Open the legal source ↗Construction Contracts Northern Ireland Order 1997
Provides Northern Ireland’s construction payment and adjudication framework within its statutory scope.
Open the legal source ↗Consumer Rights Act 2015
Provides consumer contract rights; current amendments, territorial provisions and additional sector rules must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗FCA Financial Services Register
Records authorised and registered firms and permissions, supporting activity-specific financial regulation checks.
Open the legal source ↗Government tax tribunal guidance
Explains appeals for specified tax decisions and the need to identify the correct preliminary review and appeal route.
Open the legal source ↗HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention UK entry into force
Records UK entry into force in July 2025; treaty scope, timing and counterparties remain essential checks.
Open the legal source ↗Human Rights Act 1998
Provides domestic routes concerning Convention rights and public authority conduct, alongside jurisdiction-specific review procedure.
Open the legal source ↗ICO Data Use and Access Act guidance
Explains 2025 Act changes to UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act and electronic communications privacy rules.
Open the legal source ↗Immigration Rules index
Current Home Office route-specific rules, including implementation and transitional provisions.
Open the legal source ↗Insurance Act 2015
Addresses insurance contract rules, including business insurance disclosure; consumer disclosure has a separate statutory framework.
Open the legal source ↗Intellectual Property Office protection overview
Distinguishes copyright, patents, designs and trade marks and their different protection routes.
Open the legal source ↗Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Official maritime regulator and guidance collection for shipping safety, certification and relevant maritime requirements.
Open the legal source ↗National Security and Investment Act 2021
Provides mandatory notification before relevant notifiable acquisitions and operates separately from merger control.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland Assembly Windsor Framework guide
Explains the specific UK-EU arrangements affecting Northern Ireland, especially goods and related regulatory questions.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland bankruptcy guidance
Explains the Northern Ireland bankruptcy and High Court process rather than the England and Wales online route.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland civil judgment enforcement
Explains the Enforcement of Judgments Office and enforcement of money, goods and property judgments.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland court rules collection
Official collection of Northern Ireland court rules, distinct from the England and Wales CPR.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland divorce guidance
Explains the distinct Northern Ireland divorce and civil partnership procedure.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland electricity licences
Identifies the Utility Regulator’s licensing function for Northern Ireland electricity activities.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland employment tribunals
Identifies Industrial and Fair Employment Tribunals and Labour Relations Agency early conciliation.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland Land Registry search
Explains land registration searches maintained by Land and Property Services in Northern Ireland.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland planning environmental assessment regulations 2017
Provides the local environmental assessment framework for planning decisions and subsequent consents.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland probate guidance
Explains High Court authority to administer estates and treatment of relevant foreign grants.
Open the legal source ↗Northern Ireland prosecution guidance
Identifies the Public Prosecution Service and the decision whether a criminal case proceeds to court.
Open the legal source ↗Online Safety Act official collection
Collects legislation and implementation material for services within the UK online safety regime.
Open the legal source ↗Private Tenancies Northern Ireland Order 2006
Provides Northern Ireland’s private tenancy framework, to be read with later amendments and implementation instruments.
Open the legal source ↗Procurement Act devolved authorities guidance
Explains territorial treatment of reserved, devolved and transferred procurement and Scotland’s distinct framework.
Open the legal source ↗UK CAA cancellation rights
Explains flight cancellation rights and territorial coverage; cargo, maritime and other transport claims require separate instruments.
Open the legal source ↗UK Sanctions List
Official current designation source; sectoral restrictions, ownership tests and export controls require additional checks.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
Identify the legal issue and relevant date, then check the current primary material and any procedural guidance. Record the version consulted and distinguish official text from translations or commentary.
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