The Law Society of Ireland
The Law Society of Ireland is the educational, representative and regulatory body for the 12,000 solicitors in Ireland. It exercises statutory functions under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 in relation to the education, admission, enrolment, discipline and regulation of the solicitors’ profession.
The rules governing solicitors in Ireland are contained in a number of sources including the Solicitors Acts (for example, the Solicitors Act 1954, the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1960 and the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008), statutory instruments (for example The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Practising Certificate 2009) Regulations 2008 and the Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2007) and the rules or principles of good conduct.
The rules relating to the professional conduct of Irish solicitors is to be found in The Guide to Professional Conduct of Solicitors in Ireland which can be accessed through the Law Society of Ireland’s website.
The Lawyers Defence Group is operated by Richard Nelson LLP, a Limited Liability Partnership regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and whose partnership number is OC357136 and Murdochs Solicitors, who are also regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and whose SRA number is 52683.
Please note that all advice, guidance, representation and assistance, legal or otherwise, is provided either by those firms or by appropriate referral to other suitably qualified persons.
No advice, guidance, assistance, representation or other support is provided by or in the name of the Lawyers Defence Group.
For further details please refer to the terms and conditions for use of this web site and to the terms and conditions of the firms involved.
The professional rules governing our lawyers can be found at rules.sra.org.uk
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