The LSRA is recruiting a Higher Executive Officer in the Communications, Research and Innovation Department. Full details are available on our Careers page. Completed application forms must be returned by email by 1pm on Friday 12 February 2021. ENDS
If you are practising barrister, it is important that your details on the Roll of Practising Barristers maintained by the LSRA are accurate and up-to-date. It is the responsibility of each barrister to notify the LSRA immediately of any change in practising status that impacts on the accuracy of the Roll. Please check your entry [...]
The LSRA today takes over the regulation of advertising by legal practitioners, with the introduction of new regulations. The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Advertising) Regulations 2020 apply to print, audio and visual advertisements, including online advertising. The regulations apply to solicitors, firms of solicitors and barristers as well as limited liability partnerships (LLPs) who [...]
Advertisements by solicitors and barristers of their legal services are now regulated by the LSRA under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Advertising) Regulations 2020. The Advertising Regulations 2020 came into operation today, 18 December 2020. The issuing of the Advertising Regulations by the LSRA follows the commencement of section 218(1), (2) and (4) to [...]
The LSRA is aware of a scam email in circulation in Ireland purporting to be from the UK’s Solicitor Regulation Authority (SRA). The email has been sent from an account pretending to be from the SRA. It asks respondents to fill out a compliance questionnaire or click on an external link. According to the SRA, [...]