Press Release – Legal Services Regulatory Authority

LSRA report proposes reforms to increase transparency in conveyancing services

LSRA2024-04-11T06:09:26+00:00April 11th, 2024|

LSRA report proposes reforms to enhance competition and increase efficiencies and transparency in conveyancing services The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes an independent expert report and makes recommendations for reforms to enhance competition and increase efficiencies and transparency in the delivery of conveyancing services for the benefit of consumers. The LSRA identifies three priority [...]

LSRA begins consultations on Legal Partnerships Framework

Conor Hayes2024-03-26T11:59:58+00:00March 26th, 2024|

Regulator invites written submissions from practising barristers who are not members of the Law Library Press Release: 26 March 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has opened a month long consultation on the draft regulatory framework for the introduction of new legal partnerships. The LSRA is inviting written submissions from the professional bodies for [...]

LSRA hosts more than 100 attendees at international legal regulators conference in Dublin

Conor Hayes2023-11-02T10:58:24+00:00October 26th, 2023|

Press Release: Thursday 26 October 2023 The LSRA is pleased to welcome more than 100 attendees to Ireland for the two day International Conference of Legal Regulators (ICLR) which opened this morning in Dublin. [Thursday 26 October] The annual event, now in its twelfth year, sees legal regulators from around the world gather to share [...]

LSRA report shows 655 complaints received and 671 complaints closed in six month period

LSRA2023-09-27T08:43:39+00:00September 27th, 2023|

Regulator welcomes operation of new independent Tribunal for misconduct complaints Press Release: Wednesday 27 September 2023 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its second complaints report for 2023 which shows it received 655 complaints about legal practitioners in a six month period, with 671 complaints closed. The report provides details of the number [...]

LSRA welcomes passage of Bill bringing in changes to its funding model to ensure its future financing and planned expansion

LSRA2023-06-29T11:48:01+00:00June 29th, 2023|

Bill paves way for introduction of significant new business model for legal services delivery The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) welcomes the passage of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 through its final stages in Dáil Éireann yesterday. The Bill contains a range of reforms including amendments to the Legal Services Regulation [...]