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 [...]
The LSRA today publishes its first 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, [...]
The Legal Services Regulatory Authority has appointed all seven members of a new Committee of the Authority, which this month began its work towards implementing structural reforms to the system of education and training of solicitors and barristers. The new Education and Training Committee, established under section 16 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, will [...]
Solicitors directed to pay €45,111 in compensation to their clients Barristers advised failure to update details on Roll may now be misconduct Press Release: Friday 26 April 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today publishes its first complaints report for 2024 which shows it received 637 complaints in a six month period, with 796 complaints [...]
Regulator invites written submissions from practising barristers who are not members of the Law Library Press Release: 26 March 2024 The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has opened a month long consultation on the draft regulatory framework for the introduction of new legal partnerships. The LSRA is inviting written submissions from the professional bodies for [...]