Bill paves way for introduction of significant new business model for legal services delivery The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) welcomes the passage of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 through its final stages in Dáil Éireann yesterday. The Bill contains a range of reforms including amendments to the Legal Services Regulation [...]
LSRA report shows 595 complaints received and 596 complaints closed in six month period Regulator encourages parties to resolve services and costs complaints informally Press Release: Thursday 6 April 2023 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today [Thursday 6 April] publishes its first complaints report for 2023 which shows it received 595 complaints about legal practitioners [...]
Regulator advises legal practitioners to comply with its directions or face High Court enforcement action Press release: Friday 18 November 2022 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its second complaints report for 2022 which shows it received 778 complaints about legal practitioners in a six month period, with 754 complaints closed. The report [...]
Legal practitioners reminded of LSRA rules on advertising of legal services Press release: Thursday 7 April 2022 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its first complaints report for 2022 which shows it received 822 complaints about legal practitioners in a six month period, with 811 complaints closed. The report provides details of the [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority continues to operate under remote working arrangements until further notice, in line with the latest Government restrictions to suppress the transmission of Covid-19. Complaints Handling Due to the necessary Covid-19 workplace safety restrictions, some of our complaints staff continue to work remotely and are handling a large volume of phone [...]