Voting for the Law Society Council Election closes at 5pm on 17 October 2024 The Law Society Council plays an important role in supporting and developing the future of the solicitors’ profession.

Three positions are to be filled – one Chairperson and two Members of the TCSP Appeal Tribunal to be established under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Finan ...

Security breaches happen, and no organisation is immune. The right response, however, can make a real difference. Rather than seeing breaches as failures, law firms should focus on proactive ...

The President of the High Court has assigned the following judges of the High Court to be the Judge in Charge of the following High Court lists for the Michaelmas Term 2024: Presi ...

The Courts Service has provided revised dates for Dublin Circuit Family Law case progression. Case Progression lists before the County Registrar, will now take place during callovers at 10am and 2pm ...

Final applications are being accepted for the Diploma in Judicial Skills and Decision-Making which commences this October. Starting on 19 October, this diploma aims to prepare participants for ...

The 46-nation Council of Europe has published its latest annual conclusions, assessing member states’ compliance with provisions of the European Social Charter on labour rights. It finds Ireland in ...

The Government has published the general scheme of a bill aimed at protecting the role of cash in the Irish financial system. The Access to Cash Bill stems from a recommendation made by the Retail ...

Employment lawyers at LK Shields have urged employers to review their practices on probationary periods in the light of new EU regulations that came into force in Ireland last month. They say that, ...

The Government has made the decision to advise the President of Ireland to appoint solicitors Sandra Murphy and Alec Gabbett as judges of the District Court. Alec Gabbett is a partner at Leahy Reidy ...

Former Law Society President (2012-13) James McCourt has been appointed to the Circuit Court, along with senior counsel Garrett Simons who goes to the High Court and solicitor John Hughes who is ...

‘Environmental law and climate change – shaping a greener future’ is the theme for the Law Society Diploma Centre’s 2021 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) starting on Tuesday, 18 May. MOOCs are free ...