Legal Services Regulatory Authority

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) received 1,422 complaints in its first full year of operations as the independent complaints handling body for solicitors and barristers. The LSRA began receiving and investigating complaints about solicitors and barristers on 7 October 2019, but 2

Over 300 complaints were received by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) in the first 12 weeks of the new legal complaints regime. The legal watchdog began receiving and investigating complaints about solicitors and barristers on 7 October 2019 in a major shake-up for the legal sector.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has contacted gardaí with concerns that fake law firms are exploiting vulnerable foreign nationals. The regulator has received several complaints from people who have paid thousands of euros for virtually useless advice on visas, work permits and

Solicitors have been warned by the Law Society of Ireland to be aware of new legal costs transparency rules coming into effect in a month's time. Under provisions of the Legal Services Regulatory Act 2015 which are set to come into effect from 7 October, solicitors will have greater obligations to l

The new Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has blamed a Government department for the delay in rolling out its new complaints system, according to reports. The LSRA has said the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform did not approve the hiring of critical staff in time for roll-out this