The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes the first of its bi-annual reports on complaints against solicitors and barristers, which shows that it received 636 complaints in the first five months of the new independent complaints handling regime. Today’s report is based on complaints since 7th October 2019 when the LSRA began receiving and [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its 2019 Annual Report which provides an overview of its performance and outputs for the year, including its new role in handling public complaints relating to solicitors and barristers. The LSRA is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of legal services provision and it began [...]
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality heard today from the LSRA in relation to the issue of legal costs. In an opening statement and submission to the Committee, the LSRA's chief executive officer Dr Brian Doherty outlined the work of the Authority with a particular focus on its statutory remit in relation to [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority has issued regulations regarding the professional indemnity insurance required by practising barristers. The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2019 set minimum terms and conditions for professional indemnity insurance that all practising barristers must comply with. There are exceptions within the regulations for practising barristers who provide [...]
The LSRA today takes over the receipt and investigation of complaints about solicitors and barristers. This follows the signing by the Minister for Justice and Equality of the commencement order to introduce the new complaints mechanism under Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. The Complaints and Resolutions Unit of the LSRA has [...]