If you are a national of a Member State of the European Union and are qualified to practise as a lawyer in your home Member State, you may be able to register as a foreign qualified solicitor under ...

Retired Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Hugh Geoghegan died yesterday (7 July) aged 86. He died yesterday and is survived by his wife, retired Supreme Court judge Mrs Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan, and ...

COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...

The Law Society’s annual human-rights lecture will be broadcast on Wednesday 11 September at 6pm via Zoom. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Professor Fionnula Ní Aoláin (pictured) and will ...

The Government has appointed eight members to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) – including six new appointments and two re-appointments. The 11-member authority is responsible for the ...

The live caseload had increased by 73% from October 2023 to November 2024 despite no increase in judges, he said. “Dealing with this demands creativity and a careful allocation of limited judicial ...

Under the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019[1] (the Company BO Regulations), a beneficial owner is any individual person who ...

The latest Gazette includes coverage of the most recent annual in-house conference, which heard that there are ‘extraordinary’ opportunities in a thriving sector. Applications have opened for the 2025 ...

The Law Society takes seriously threats to the rule of law, including those targeted at all legal professionals. In recent months, we have been made aware of several incidents where solicitors, ...

The online-safety regulator Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) has ordered Facebook’s parent company Meta to take measures to protect its services from being used for the dissemination of terrorist content. The ...

The Law Society has responded to cyber threats with information for everyone working in legal offices, including secretarial and reception staff. Cyber Security Basics is designed to be shared in ...

Pieta House is available 24/7 for anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide, self-harmed or are bereaved by suicide. Freephone 1800 247 247. Samaritans provides a listening service available 24 hours a ...