Law Society Of Ireland

Ireland's family law system is "broken and failing the most vulnerable in our society", solicitor Helen Coughlan has warned. Ms Coughlan, vice-chair of the Law Society's family and child law committee, made the remarks to the annual general meeting of Treoir, the national federation of services for

The Law Society of Ireland has helped nearly 100 solicitors return to work after an extended period of leave in the past three years. A total of 93 solicitors from across the country have completed the Returners Programme, which the Law Society has run four times since 2016.

Retired judge Nicholas Kearns, who chaired the Personal Injuries Commission, has questioned whether the Law Society of Ireland could do more to stop solicitors representing fraudulent personal injury claimants. Mr Kearns, a former president of the High Court, told an international fraud prevention c

Solicitors from Northern Ireland triumphed over their southern colleagues in the inaugural IronLaw North South Triathlon Challenge at the weekend.

Solicitors from north and south of the border are competing today in a unique charity triathlon to raise funds for colleagues and their families experiencing difficult times. The inaugural IronLaw North South Triathlon Challenge sees three solicitors representing the Law Society of Ireland compete a

A website advertising a fake law firm has been pulled from the web after it was exposed by the Law Society of Ireland. In a notice published on its website, the Law Society said it did not authorise or regulate a practice called "O'Leary & Zemen".

English and Welsh lawyers who obtained a practising certificate in Ireland as part of their Brexit preparations may still not be allowed to practise before the EU courts, according to reports. A letter sent by the Law Society of Ireland and seen by The Irish Times, dated 25 March 2019, states that s

More than two dozen lawyers have qualified to practice the law in the Irish language in the past two years, figures reveal. In 2017, 16 students at the Law Society of Ireland and eight students at the King's Inns completed the advanced Irish language course necessary for admission to the registers o

English and Welsh solicitors are continuing to join the Irish roll of solicitors in significant numbers nearly three years on from the Brexit vote, new figures reveal. A total of 2,772 solicitors from England and Wales have been admitted to the Irish roll, according to the latest Law Society of Irel

The Law Society of Ireland has invited solicitors to take part in a free five-week online course in arts, entertainment and media law. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which is worth 10 CPD points, will begin on Tuesday 7 May and provides an overview of law, business practices and commercial r

Team USA triumphed in the Brown-Mosten International Client Consultation Competition, held this year at the Law Society of Ireland.

Mr Justice Peter Kelly, president of the High Court, will join mediation experts in Dublin today to examine the impact of the Mediation Act 2017 one year on from its commencement. Other speakers at the event in Blackhall Place this afternoon include Ger Deering, the financial services and pensions o

New court rules required under the Domestic Violence Act 2018 have come into effect. The District Court Rules have been amended to facilitate the operation of the significant Act, which was commenced at the start of the year.

Senior Irish lawyers will travel to Washington D.C. this week to launch a Government-backed initiative to promote Ireland as an international legal centre after Brexit. The Law Society of Ireland's director-general Ken Murphy and president Patrick Dorgan are travelling to the US today and will take

The Law Society of Ireland has promised to continue working towards "higher standards of gender equality, diversity and inclusion", five years on from the Irish solicitor profession reaching gender parity. The Irish solicitor profession became the first legal profession in the world to reach gender