Eight members have been appointed by the government to the LSRA, including six new appointments and two re-appointments. The government appointed Mr Tom Boland, who was nominated by the Higher Education Authority, to be the Authority’s new chairperson. He will replace the outgoing Chairperson, Dr Don Thornhill, who held the position since the establishment of the [...]
The Authority wishes to advise the public that "Hamil Law" is holding itself out as a firm entitled to provide legal services in Ireland. Through its website, https://www.hamillaw.com, it represents that it has offices at the 15 S Mall, Centre, Cork, T12 RD43, Ireland. The Authority advises the public that: "Hamil Law" is not a [...]
The LSRA will host an online information session on legal partnerships on Tuesday 10 December from 8a.m. to 8.45a.m. Legal partnerships have come into force as a new business structure for legal services providers in Ireland. Solicitors and barristers who wish to operate as legal partnerships are now permitted to do so under a new regulatory [...]
Outcomes of inquiries held by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (LPDT) into complaints of misconduct brought to it by the LSRA and the Law Society of Ireland have been published for the first time. These reports are now available on the LPDT’s website here: gov.ie - Outcomes of Inquiries The LPDT inquiry outcomes are published under [...]
The LSRA today publishes an Implementation Plan for the 32 reform recommendations in its Breaking Down Barriers reports which are aimed at tackling economic and other barriers facing aspiring and early career legal professionals and increasing diversity in the legal professions. As part of the implementation plan, the LSRA intends to establish and manage an implementation [...]