Law Society Of Ireland

The Law Society of Ireland has urged the government to finalise reforms to the Mental Health Act 2001, calling for 16- and 17-year-olds to have presumed capacity to consent. The Law Society has warned that continued delays to reform the Act means that “if a child actively resists detentio

A podcast series about George Gibney, the former Irish swimming coach accused of child sexual abuse, has been recognised by the Law Society of Ireland at the 2021 Justice Media Awards. The top award at yesterday's online ceremony was presented to Mark Horgan and Ciarán Cassidy for their Secon

Smaller solicitor practices in rural Ireland have been encouraged to apply for €25,000 grants to assist with the cost of employing a trainee solicitor. Firms outside the main urban districts of Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway have until 2 July 2021 to apply to the Law Society of Ireland's sma

The Law Society of Ireland has raised concerns about the impending deadline for registration of rights of way created by long use. Under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, rights of way created by long use must be registered with the Property Registration Authority of Ireland (PRAI) by 3

The Law Society of Ireland has reiterated its call for an end to the non-statutory system of direct provision ahead of UN World Refugee Day on Sunday. A recent submission to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth called for the introduction of a system grounded in th

Hazel Chu, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, will take part in a live panel discussion tonight as part of the final week of the Law Society of Ireland's massive open online course (MOOC) on environmental law and climate change. Ms Chu will deliver the keynote speech and take part in a panel discussion on "S

The Law Society of Ireland has called on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to apologise to the solicitors' profession after he suggested lawyers were "licking their lips" over the HSE cyber attack. Mr Donnelly, appearing on Newstalk Breakfast last week, said that he had "seen some legal firms already

The Law Society of Ireland has launched a first-of-its-kind study into bullying, harassment and sexual harassment in the solicitors' profession. The "Dignity Matters" evidence-based research study was proposed by solicitors at the Society's AGM last November and international agency Crowe has now be

Dr Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and adjunct professor of climate justice at Trinity College Dublin, will deliver the opening presentation of the Law Society of Ireland's new five-week online course on climate justice. Over 2,600 people have registered for the Law Society's seventh mass

New personal injury guidelines coming into effect tomorrow will give insurers too much of an advantage over claimants, the Law Society of Ireland has said. "The pendulum has swung too far in favour of the insurance industry," Law Society president James Cahill said today as he called for the balance

Ireland has been left with "third world infrastructure" in the family courts and urgent investment is needed to prevent children and vulnerable people from paying the price, the Law Society of Ireland has said. Helen Coughlan, chair of the Law Society's family and child law committee, said the gener

The Law Society of Ireland has announced it has reached a reciprocal qualifying agreement with the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. A slightly more complex agreement, involving a reciprocal exam, has also been reached with the Law Society of Scotland.

Mary Keane has become the first woman to serve as director general of the Law Society of Ireland in its 191-year history. Ms Keane takes the reins from Ken Murphy, who retired on Monday after more than 26 years in the role.

Ken Murphy retired from the Law Society of Ireland today after serving for 26 years as its director general. There were only 5,000 solicitors in Ireland when Mr Murphy took up office in 1995, and he leaves the Law Society with more than 22,000 solicitors on the roll today.

Women make up a majority of all practising solicitors in Ireland but just over a third of those at partner level, the Law Society of Ireland has revealed. To mark International Women's Day, the Law Society is calling for "renewed collective efforts to increase access to leadership roles for women in