Employing a “Zero Trust” mentality is essential in protecting client accounts. All requests must be questioned and verified. Regular training, advanced security protocols, and vigilance can go a long ...
The Irish Red Cross (IRC) and the Law Society are in continued collaboration with the roll-out of a legal-research project initiative with the support of the Law School at the Law Society.
The Principal Probate Registry in Dublin experiences an error rate of over 60% in new applications for probate – dropping to just over 50% for second applications ...
Coercive control is provided for at section 39 of the Domestic Violence Act 2018, which commenced on 1 January, 2019. DPP v Kane was the first conviction by jury under section 39. After a 21-day trial ...
Many survivors of historic child sexual abuse in primary and secondary schools have not yet received redress from the State, despite the passage of more than ten years since Louise O’Keeffe’s landmark ...
Only 27 enduring powers of attorney (EPAs) have been created since the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 came into force on 26 April last year, attendees of a Law Society Professional ...
In DPP v Hutch and Others, the permitting of evidence to be admitted into the trial – found by the court to have been unlawfully obtained ab initio – is a matter of great concern to practising ...
Lawyers at A&L Goodbody (ALG) have described as “significant” a recent High Court judgment that centred on the treatment of insurance contracts in a winding-up. The decision concerned CBL Insurance ...
The amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to abolish the role of the care representative was a grave error on the part of the Oireachtas ...
Law Society Psychological Services has launched a toolkit to embed psychological safety in legal teams. The recent lunchtime launch event welcomed a full President’s Hall of solicitors from all ...
The link in the email does not direct the user to the Law Society website, but a separate phishing site. If you received this ...