The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) welcomes the Law Society of Ireland’s forthcoming symposium on Solicitor Training Contracts in the Public Sector, taking place on Thursday, 20 November, from 10am to 1pm at the Law Society’s Education Centre. This free event directly supports one the LSRA’s recommendations aimed at improving access to the legal professions. In [...]
The LSRA has published its second statutory review of the operation of its founding legislation, the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 as amended (the Act). The review was carried out under section 6 of the Act and the LSRA report has been submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas. The LSRA carried out a required statutory [...]
The LSRA today publishes its second six month update documenting progress made towards its recommended actions to address economic and other barriers facing many aspiring and early career solicitors and barristers. The update (linked below) reports on the activities of the LSRA and the professional bodies for solicitors and barristers – the Law Society of Ireland, [...]
A new Best Practice Charter for Conveyancing has been published with guidance for solicitors and estate agents aimed at improving efficiency in the conveyancing process. The Government-issued charter sets out key principles of best practice for estate agents and solicitors relating to conveyancing. It covers three key areas: Advice to seller clients Expediency/efficiency/avoidance of unnecessary delays [...]
You can browse our case studies to learn about issues that lead to complaints to the LSRA, how we investigate complaints, and how they might be resolved or avoided. We hope these offer useful insights for consumers and solicitors alike about the issues that commonly give rise to complaints and how they may be resolved by the [...]