If you are a national of a Member State of the European Union and are qualified to practise as a lawyer in your home Member State, you may be able to register as a foreign qualified solicitor under ...

Ciara McQuillan sets out the anti-money-laundering/terrorist-financing obligations on solicitors and provides step-by-step guidance in applying them to the client ...

The Government has appointed eight members to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) – including six new appointments and two re-appointments. The 11-member authority is responsible for the ...

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has said that there are “good policy reasons” why the public does not get access to the evidence and reasoning underlining the office’s decisions not to ...

The live caseload had increased by 73% from October 2023 to November 2024 despite no increase in judges, he said. “Dealing with this demands creativity and a careful allocation of limited judicial ...

Under the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019[1] (the Company BO Regulations), a beneficial owner is any individual person who ...

See how to access online CPD from Law Society professional Training and Law Society Skillnet during the Christmas break. The Law Society of Ireland is closed from Tuesday 24 December 2024 to Thursday, ...

The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta €251 million after an investigation into a data breach reported by the company in 2018. The breach affected around 29 million Facebook accounts globally, ...

Ten years on from the Companies Act 2014, the company-law teapot is brewing very nicely, thank you! In the second half of 2024, a bumper crop of new and proposed legislation has been infusing. Neil ...

As the year comes to a close, we reflect on some of the highlights and progress against the objectives outlined in our 2024-2028 Strategy. From showcasing our expertise and influential voice in the ...

The latest Gazette includes coverage of the most recent annual in-house conference, which heard that there are ‘extraordinary’ opportunities in a thriving sector. Applications have opened for the 2025 ...