The link in the email does not direct the user to the Law Society website, but a separate phishing site. If you received this ...

The Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence makes recommendations to the Government to grant a patent to a legal practitioner, allowing them to use the designation 'Senior Counsel'.

The Conveyancing Committee has published new Requisition 45 (below) to coincide with the commencement of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) which was introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The first ...

The Technology Committee first published a list of assistive technology in legal practice back in September 2021, and this list has now been updated to take account of some recent advancements in ...

The most notable change to the Land Registry process was to reject applications outright without providing a reason. It was previously the case that all the issues perceived in relation to an ...

The EU AI Act prohibits a number of artificial intelligence (AI) systems from 2 February 2025. An update from the Law Society Technology Committee provides information on the type of systems ...

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The Law Society has been notified of an unsuccessful attempted cyberattack, using a sophisticated approach and mirroring a bank's valid fraud number. The attack followed the same approach as previous ...

This course is suitable for solicitors, barristers, and trainees with an interest in in-house practice, and those employed in an in-house position in the public or private sector who wish to develop ...

Article 5 of the Act prohibits certain types of AI systems. These are AI systems that pose an unacceptable level of risk to the health, safety and fundamental rights of individuals. This ban is a ...

The Legal Aid Board is an independent, publicly funded organisation which provides family mediation, civil legal aid and advice and vulnerable witness related services. They are also responsible for ...

The 1916 Proclamation was a defining moment in Irish history, akin to the American Declaration of Independence. However, there also exists an Irish Declaration of Independence, whose centennial ...