The LSRA today publishes its second six month update documenting progress made towards its recommended actions to address economic and other barriers facing many aspiring and early career solicitors and barristers. The update (linked below) reports on the activities of the LSRA and the professional bodies for solicitors and barristers – the Law Society of Ireland, [...]
Recruitment is underway for a new Chief Executive Officer for the LSRA. The new CEO will be responsible for leading the LSRA, as well as demonstrating corporate leadership, vision and driving strategic direction. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day running and governance of the organisation to support the effective and efficient [...]
A new Best Practice Charter for Conveyancing has been published with guidance for solicitors and estate agents aimed at improving efficiency in the conveyancing process. The Government-issued charter sets out key principles of best practice for estate agents and solicitors relating to conveyancing. It covers three key areas: Advice to seller clients Expediency/efficiency/avoidance of unnecessary delays [...]
You can browse our case studies to learn about issues that lead to complaints to the LSRA, how we investigate complaints, and how they might be resolved or avoided. We hope these offer useful insights for consumers and solicitors alike about the issues that commonly give rise to complaints and how they may be resolved by the [...]
The LSRA advises businesses and solicitors to be aware of scam emails currently in circulation that purport to come from Irish registered Trade Mark Agents. The emails relate to European Trade Mark applications and concern threats to the EU-wide registration of the targeted businesses’ names and logos. The emails purport to originate from legitimate Trade Mark [...]