Law Society Of Ireland

The Law Society of Ireland has invited lawyers, their family and friends to take part in a virtual Calcutta Run this year. The legal fundraiser was originally due to take place in May but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The president of the Law Society of Ireland has led tributes to its outgoing director general Ken Murphy on his announced retirement. Mr Murphy will retire in March 2021 after reaching his 65th birthday, having completed 26 years as director general, as Irish Legal News reported on Friday.

Ken Murphy is set to retire as director general of the Law Society of Ireland early next year after over 25 years in the post. Mr Murphy left his position as a partner at A&L Goodbody to take up the most senior role in the Law Society in 1995.

The justice sector has been allocated a record €3 billion in the 2021 Budget revealed by ministers yesterday afternoon. Justice Minister Helen McEntee said the allocation will fund the recruitment of extra gardaí and Garda staff, the reform and upgrade of digital infrastructure across th

Around a dozen-and-a-half solicitors have made Irish legal history after being formally granted patents of precedence and given the designation of senior counsel. In a series of small online ceremonies on Friday, the honour traditionally reserved for barristers was bestowed on 17 of their solicitor

The Law Society of Ireland will no longer use "Dear Sirs" as a salutation in formal letters and emails as part of its commitment to gender equality. Writing in her latest bulletin, Law Society president Michele O'Boyle said the Society would "lead the way in discontinuing the use of this outdated gr

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed yesterday's government announcement on family law reform as "reflective of the vision the Law Society called for". Justice Minister Helen McEntee yesterday announced that government ministers have approved the drafting of a Family Court Bill, which will provid

There is "no evidence" that capping personal injury pay-outs will lead to lower insurance premiums, the Law Society of Ireland has said. The Law Reform Commission yesterday identified two “constitutionally permissible” models for capping personal injury pay-outs in Ireland.

Comedy hip-hop star Blindboy will feature as a special guest at the Law Society of Ireland's Business of Wellbeing Summit tomorrow, which over 650 solicitors have registered to attend. The summit, which is free and taking place online, will explore the business case for investing in professional wel

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed news that the government is to ratify the Lanzarote Convention on child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. Earlier this month, Ireland became the only Council of Europe member state that had not ratified the Lanzarote Convention, which it signed in October

The Law Society of Ireland has urged government ministers to introduce a reduced VAT rate for legal services to end the "inappropriate application of what is effectively a consumer tax on such services". It is one of a range of recommendations in a letter sent to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe ahe

The Law Society of Ireland has developed a new series of free online information sessions for newly qualified and trainee solicitors across the country, the first of which will take place tonight. The sessions focus on career management, interview preparation and associated mental health matter

Around a dozen-and-a-half solicitors are set to make Irish legal history by being appointed as senior counsel, the first time the honour traditionally reserved for barristers has been bestowed on their solicitor colleagues. Éamonn Conlon, Paul Egan, Patrick Groarke, Richard Hammond, Bill Holo

Solicitors will have to collect contact details for contact tracing purposes from all people attending court on behalf of the party they represent under a new practice direction. Practice directions CC 26 and HC 94, which came into effect yesterday, place new obligations on solicitors "in the intere

Over 1,500 secondary school students learned legal fundamentals this summer through the Law Society of Ireland's inaugural Legal Ambitions Summer School. The four-week programme, designed for Transition and fifth year students, was launched by the Law Society's law school in July and will run again