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An increasing number of people are joining the solicitor and barrister professions though the number of new devils starting pupillage at the Law Library has declined, according to new figures from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). The LSRA's annual report for 2023 on the admission poli

Mediation is becoming increasing widespread as a means of resolving complaints by consumers about legal practitioners, according to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). The regulator's 2023 annual report shows that it received a total of 1,290 complaints and closed a total of 1,432 compla

Lawyers have been ordered to pay more than €45,000 in compensation over the past six months, a new report from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) reveals. In its first complaints report for 2024 and ninth overall, the regulator said it received 637 complaints and closed 796 complain

Barristers and solicitors will be able to form new 'legal partnerships' and provide legal services through them from later this year. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) today launched a month-long targeted consultation on the draft regulatory framework for the introduction of the new leg

A solicitor was directed to pay €500 to a client who won a payout in a personal injuries case after not adequately explaining the costs involved. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) found that the legal services "were of an inadequate standard because the poor communication from the

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has warned practitioners that they must comply with its directions on foot of consumer complaints or risk being brought to the High Court. The regulator issued the reminder as it published its annual report for 2022, showing that it issued seven applica

The number of practising solicitors declined last year while the number of practising barristers increased, according to the latest report from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). There were a total of 11,413 solicitors with practising certificates on 31 December 2021, a decrease of 441

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has today published its Annual Report 2021, providing an overview of its performance and output for the year. 2021 was the second full year that the LSRA operated as the independent complaints handling body for complaints about solicitors and barristers

A personal injury solicitor returned €2,000 in legal costs to a client after she complained to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) that she did not know her costs would not be fully covered by her settlement with the defendant. The complainant had settled a personal injury action for

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has launched an online survey for recently qualified solicitors and barristers who are currently not practising. The LSRA is seeking the views of individuals who have qualified as a barrister or solicitor in or after 2014 by completing professional trai

A solicitor was forced to pay €2,500 in costs to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) after the regulator upheld a complaint over non-payment of a barrister's fees. The barrister had complained to the regulator that he had not been paid around €20,000 for work on criminal legal a

Hundreds of solicitors who allegedly failed to discharge an undertaking have been identified by an Irish bank and could be investigated for misconduct. The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) said it was recently contacted by a bank who said that "following a recent review they have identifie

In its first year of service, 123 members signed up to the Bar of Ireland's practice support and fee recovery service for assistance in recovering overdue fee notes. The service was launched in July 2020 and provides much-needed support to members in relation to fee recovery and cashflow management.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the subsiding of the "Brexit effect" led to a slowing in the number of solicitors and barristers admitted to practise last year, according to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). The latest figures from the legal watchdog show that 906 solicitors and 167 barriste

Lawyers are showing a "lack of willingness" to engage with the informal resolution or mediation process following consumer complaints, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has said. The legal watchdog's latest complaints report marks the first time that it has reported on complaints that h