The Law Society takes seriously threats to the rule of law, including those targeted at all legal professionals. In recent months, we have been made aware of several incidents where solicitors, ...

The live caseload had increased by 73% from October 2023 to November 2024 despite no increase in judges, he said. “Dealing with this demands creativity and a careful allocation of limited judicial ...

The latest Gazette includes coverage of the most recent annual in-house conference, which heard that there are ‘extraordinary’ opportunities in a thriving sector. Applications have opened for the 2025 ...

If you are a national of a Member State of the European Union and are qualified to practise as a lawyer in your home Member State, you may be able to register as a foreign qualified solicitor under ...

Regulation Matters is an online on-demand course that deals with key regulatory issues affecting you and your practice. The course comprises 4 training modules (1 hour each) covering AML, managing ...

We would like to thank you for your contribution to Law Society Psychological Services’ courses and events in 2024. We were delighted to engage with over 4000 solicitors from right across the country ...

Judicial-review provisions contained in new planning legislation are not as radical as initial reaction to the bill suggested, lawyers gathered at Blackhall Place have heard. A conference at the Law ...

Lawyers for Marian Price say that she has begun formal legal proceedings against Disney for its streaming service’s series Say Nothing. Say Nothing is a 2024 historical drama series published by ...

Over one-quarter (27%) of offenders who received a probation order in 2020 re-offended within a year, CSO data shows. This is a rise of two percentage points when compared with the equivalent rate for ...

A study commissioned by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has found that many disabled people face “barrier layered upon barrier” in trying to access their legal rights. Carried ...