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Solicitors have been invited to apply to become senior counsel for the first time in Irish legal history. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has opened applications for solicitors and barristers to apply to the advisory committee on patents of precedence to use the title of senior counse

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has extended the deadline for written submissions on the unification of the solicitors' profession and barristers' profession. The regulator is preparing a report on the subject for Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan, which will include an examination of

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) received over 600 complaints in the first five months of the new independent complaints handling regime, according to a new report. The watchdog has published the first of its bi-annual reports on complaints against solicitors and barristers made in the

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has taken over responsibility for complaints made in respect of solicitors and barristers. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan signed the necessary commencement orders yesterday morning, a spokesperson told Irish Legal News.

The new watchdog for the legal profession has warned it is being frustrated by a requirement that it meet deadlines enshrined in its founding legislation. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has called for the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 to be amended so that it can satisfy its sta