One of the four priority areas we highlighted in ‘A New Agenda for Justice’ last year relates to widening access to legal qualifications and proposals include extending the SUSI grant, a student visa ...
The Law Society Is pleased to announce the launch of its free regulation helpline: Regulation Answers. The Law Society has listened to the demands of the profession for increased support and guidance ...
Law Society Psychological Services has launched a toolkit to embed psychological safety in legal teams. The recent lunchtime ...
The link in the email does not direct the user to the Law Society website, but a separate phishing site. If you received this ...
Employing a “Zero Trust” mentality is essential in protecting client accounts. All requests must be questioned and verified. Regular training, advanced security protocols, and vigilance can go a long ...
The Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence makes recommendations to the Government to grant a patent to a legal practitioner, allowing them to use the designation 'Senior Counsel'.
The Conveyancing Committee has published new Requisition 45 to coincide with the commencement of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) which was introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The first liability ...
The Technology Committee first published a list of assistive technology in legal practice back in September 2021, and this list has now been updated to take account of some recent advancements in ...
The most notable change to the Land Registry process was to reject applications outright without providing a reason. It was previously the case that all the issues perceived in relation to an ...
The EU AI Act prohibits a number of artificial intelligence (AI) systems from 2 February 2025. An update from the Law Society Technology Committee provides information on the type of systems ...
The recent highly-publicised High Court decision in Philip Nolan v Science Foundation of Ireland, [2024] IEHC 368 has put the spotlight back on the concept of ‘no-fault’ dismissals, writes Lewis ...
The Law Society has welcomed the introduction of new Solicitors Accounts Regulations, which come into operation on 1 July. The current regulations have been in force since 2014, and the Law Society ...