Senior Counsel applications open for 2023
Applications are now open for solicitors and barristers to apply to the Advisory Committee on Patents of Precedence to use the title of Senior Counsel.
Consultation – Annual Report on Admission Policies
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority invites written submissions in relation to the admission policies of the legal professions, prior to preparing its fourth annual report to the Minister for Justice as required under section 33 of the Legal Services Regulations Act 2015. The closing date for receipt of submissions is Friday 24 February 2023. Please [...]
LSRA Christmas opening hours 2022-2023
The LSRA will be operating with limited opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. LSRA complaints phone service Christmas opening hours: The LSRA complaints phone service will be closed over the Christmas period and will reopen at 10a.m. on Tuesday 3rd [...]
Consultation – LSRA Strategic Plan
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority is set to publish its third Strategic Plan later this year. In developing our new Strategic Plan, the Authority is seeking the views of stakeholders and the public. You are invited to complete a brief anonymous survey to assist us in identifying strategic priorities. The survey should take no more [...]
Patents of Precedence – Update June 2022
On 22 June 2022, the Department of the Taoiseach announced that the government has approved the granting of Patents of Precedence and the title of Senior Counsel to a total of 28 barristers and 6 solicitors. The grant of a Patent of Precedence, in relation to a barrister, entitles him or her to be called [...]