Press Release: Thursday 10 July 2025 LSRA Publishes Annual Pathways Report on Admissions to Legal Professions 2024 Barrister and solicitor numbers grow despite slight annual decrease in new entrants Almost one in five solicitor trainees undertake part-time training programme The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its annual report for 2024 on the [...]
Press release: 26 June 2025 LSRA Annual Report 2024 shows 14% increase in complaints driven by high volume of banks’ complaints about solicitors Informal resolution effective for more than one in five closed complaints Third successive year of increase in number of closed complaints Informal resolution can be a very effective and efficient way for [...]
Press release: 24 June 2025 Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) chair, Tom Boland, has today paid tribute to the achievements of outgoing Chief Executive Officer Dr Brian Doherty following his nomination as Deputy Police Ombudsman with Fiosrú. Mr Boland said: “On behalf of the Authority I would like to thank Dr Doherty for the dedication, commitment [...]
Legal practitioners directed to pay €88,300 to clients in compensation First of LSRA themed reports focuses on family law with lessons for lawyers and clients Press Release: Thursday 24 April 2025 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its first complaints report for 2025 which shows it received 829 complaints in a six month [...]
Simmons & Simmons (Ireland) LLP becomes first solicitor-barrister legal partnership under new regulatory framework Press release: Tuesday 26 November 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today welcomes the first legal partnership to be formed in Ireland under the new regulatory framework for this alternative business structure. Simmons & Simmons (Ireland) LLP is the first law [...]