Law Society Of Ireland

Cork solicitor Eamon Harrington has been elected as president of the Law Society of Ireland for 2024/25. Mr Harrington is a senior partner at Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP, with offices in Cork and Dublin.

Transition Year students have been invited to enter the Law Society of Ireland's 2025 Gráinne O'Neill Memorial Legal Essay Competition. To enter, students are asked to submit a 1,500-word essay examining "the role the law can play in addressing hate crime" by Friday 22 November.

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed the government's commitment to appointing 20 additional judges. Helen McEntee, the justice minister, announced yesterday that she had secured support from her ministerial colleagues for legislation paving the way for the second phase of appointments recommende

The Law Society of Ireland has published the provisional results of its 2024 Council election. Fiona McNulty, Rosemarie Loftus, Áine Hynes SC, Martin Lawlor, Maura Derivan, Brian McMullin, Stuart Gilhooly SC, Tony O’Sullivan, Graham Kenny, Garry Clarke, Cri

The Law Society of Ireland has expressed concern over the absence of practising solicitors and barristers on the new Judicial Appointments Commission. Justice minister Helen McEntee yesterday unveiled the membership of the Commission, which is to be established from 1 January 2025.

The Law Society of Ireland has said it is seeking a meeting with justice minister Helen McEntee over her decision to keep legal aid fees at a level "still far below what was paid more than a decade ago". An eight per cent increase in criminal legal aid fees will take effect from 1 January 2025, Mrs

The Law Society of Ireland has called for investment in civil and criminal legal aid ahead of Budget 2025. In a 30-page submission to the government, the Law Society sets out its five priorities: expanded access to civil legal aid, investment in the sustainability of the criminal legal aid system, d

Professor Fionnula Ní Aoláin is to deliver the Law Society of Ireland's annual human rights lecture for 2024. This year's lecture, to be delivered on Wednesday 11 September, 6pm via Zoom, will focus on human rights and international armed conflict.

The Law Society of Ireland is inviting solicitors to attend the first in its Law Society In Conversation with Leadership Series. The first event on Thursday 5 September will feature Law Society director general Mark Garrett in conversation with Paschal Donohoe, the minister for public expenditure, N

Six law firms have been awarded grants by the Law Society towards training solicitors outside of the biggest cities in the State. Firms in counties Offaly, Westmeath, Kilkenny, Limerick, Monaghan, and Kerry received the Law Society Small Practice Training Grant in 2023, according to the Law Society

The legal community is invited to the second annual Law Society Festival on 4 September 2024 at Blackhall Place.

The Probate Office has introduced updated Notice of Probate Application Forms. The updated forms have been introduced following a pilot project to address high query rates arising from paperwork and proofs. In the pilot conducted by the Probate Office, the Probate application error rate fell from 45

The Law Society of Ireland has said it "stands firmly behind" immigration lawyer Imran Khurshid, who has spoken out after receiving threats of violence and arson. Mr Khurshid, a partner at Dublin firm Daly Khurshid Solicitors LLP, told The Irish Times that he had seen social media posts calling for

Ireland's enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) system is at "crisis point" and immediate government intervention is needed, the Law Society has told ministers. Only 10 EPAs have been activated since a new online system was introduced almost 15 months ago, compared to 1,245 the previous year.

Patrick Galvin, a Transition Year student at Abbey Community College in Waterford, has been named as the overall winner of this year's National Gráinne O’Neill Memorial Legal Essay Competition.