Practising barristers professional indemnity insurance obligations – LSRA reminder
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) reminds practising barristers that they...
Patents of Precedence Update
The Authority formally established the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence under section 172(1) of the 2015 Act at its meeting on 2 April 2020. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority Executive are engaging with the Chief Justice and will be submitting draft framework documentation required by the Advisory Committee shortly. A further [...]
Important Covid-19 Notice
In line with the restrictions introduced by the Government to suppress the transmission of Covid-19 in the country, the Legal Services...
Roll of Practising Barristers Updated
The Roll of Practising Barristers is a register of all barristers entitled to provide legal services in the State. Under section 134 (1) of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, every person who has been called to the Bar of Ireland and who intends to provide legal services as a barrister must apply to the [...]
Public Consultation on Unification of Solicitors’ Profession and Barristers’ Profession
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority invites written submissions from members of the public and any other interested party as part of a public consultation prior to a report to the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to unification of the solicitors’ profession and the barristers’ profession. The detailed Public Consultation Notice can be found Public [...]