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 [...]
Press Release: Wednesday 10 September 2025 LSRA report shows 841 complaints received and 893 complaints closed in six-month period Legal practitioners directed to pay €73,525 to clients in compensation Focus on conveyancing complaints with lessons for lawyers and clients The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its second complaints report for 2025 which shows [...]
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 [...]