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 ...

The Law Society has overseen a co-ordinated response on the Courts Service’s User Groups for experimental eCourts. The Society’s Litigation, Criminal Law and Technology Committees have all been active ...

The new Family Law Act changes more than just the minimum living-apart period. The Family Law Act 2019 was enacted on 25 October 2019 and is expected to be commenced very shortly. The act follows on ...

Have you been seriously injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault? Yes? Well then, you probably shouldn’t publish photographs of you taking part in a triathlon on your Facebook page if you’re ...

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, ...

The Supreme Court has delivered judgment in the case of Sweeney v Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General. The case relates to a man who was questioned, but not charged, in relation to ...

As part of a recent Certificate in Legal Skills for Legal Secretaries, Law Society executive Simon Treanor delivered a presentation on AML, which looked at the risks involved for law firms and 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’s Conditions of Sale 2019 for conveyancers came into effect on 1 January 2019. They provide that title is now investigated before the contract is entered into. The conditions radically ...