Law Society Of Ireland

The Centre for Justice and Law Reform at the Law Society of Ireland has published a new research report examining some of the challenges facing electoral integrity in Ireland in an increasingly complex digital environment.

The Law Society of Ireland has announced the appointment of Wexford solicitor Martin Lawlor as president of the Law Society for the year 2026/2027.

Justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan and the Law Society of Ireland have reached agreement on the operation of the new Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in the District Court. In a statement the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration said: “The agreement was reached after extensive talks

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Fiona McNulty has topped the Law Society Council election poll for the second consecutive time. Formal confirmation of the result took place at the Law Society Annual General Meeting on Thursday 5th November. The Council is the governing body of the Law Society of Ir

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Law Society of Ireland is due to take place on Thursday 5 November at 6.30pm. All members of the Law Society are invited to attend.

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed the comments of the High Court yesterday where it urged the parties involved in a judicial review of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme to resolve the matter outside of court.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, to engage in mediation with solicitors in order to resolve the criminal legal aid dispute. 

Judge Nicolas Guillou of the International Criminal Court has been awarded the Medal of Excellence by the Centre for Justice and Law Reform at the Law Society of Ireland. Judge Guillou was placed on the US sanctions list in 2025. The medal was presented at a special event at the Law Society of Irela

The Oireachtas Justice Committee is to refer striking solicitors to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) on the grounds that the ongoing withdrawal of services by criminal legal aid solicitors may be in breach of competition law.

The Law Society of Ireland has renewed its call for the appointment of an independent mediator to resolve the ongoing dispute over criminal legal aid. Solicitors have been withdrawing their services since June in opposition to the “one accused, one fee” model for criminal legal aid that

The Law Society of Ireland is to introduce a new route to qualification that would see school leavers train to become a solicitor without the need for a third level degree. The new apprenticeship programme is expected to welcome its first cohort from September 2027 with expressions of interest accep

The Law Society of Ireland welcomes comments from Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris yesterday on the need for direct engagement on the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. Solicitors have been withdrawing their services since June in opposition to the “one accused, one fee

President of the Law Society of Ireland, Rosemarie Loftus, has responded to a judge who ordered that a letter be sent to the society asking it to nominate a solicitor for an unrepresented prisoner amid the ongoing solicitors’ withdrawal of services. Ms Loftus stated that the society lacks the

New data set out in the Law Society of Ireland’s Snapshot of the Solicitor’s Profession has revealed that out of 581 new training contracts awarded in 2025 479 or 82 per cent were in Dublin. This has prompted concerns from the Society that some areas could become “legal desert

A judge at Cloverhill District Court has authorised a letter to be sent to the Law Society to nominate a solicitor for a remand prisoner whose case has been upgraded to a more serious level.