The Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler has commenced a public consultation on legislation introducing a new Mental Health Legal Aid Scheme under the Mental Health Bill 2024 which will replace the ...

For many practising solicitors, the increasing demands of regulatory compliance can often feel like a thorn in the side, an obstruction to what matters most: providing clients with expert legal ...

The Law Society invites you to an evening of engaging discussion on Lithuanian-born, Irish solicitor, Michael Noyk and Ernie O’Malley,Irish republican revolutionary and writer. Cormac O’Malley, ...

A free Anti-Money Laundering (AML) talk for non-solicitors in a law firm is now available.

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 ...

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 of England and Wales has come out against a proposal from the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) proposal to move away from client accounts to third-party managed accounts. The ...

The employment rate for those aged 15-64 was 74.3% in the final quarter (Q4) of last year – up 0.3 percentage points from 74% a year earlier. The number aged 15-89 in employment rose by 70,000 or 2.6% ...