Solicitor ordered to pay compensation for inadequate legal services
Man had asked John Moylan to administer his dead father’s estate but found out two years later that the funeral expenses had not been paid
Legal Service Regulatory Authority (LSRA)
High Court orders solicitor to finalise case won by elderly couple 13 years ago
Judge said it was ‘regrettable’ the solicitor had chosen ‘to put his head in sand’ and LSRA had to bring application before court
Over 800 complaints lodged against legal professionals in six months
95% of grievances to Legal Services Regulatory Authority relate to solicitors
Solicitor facing professional misconduct allegations over handling of €100,000 in client account
Michael A O’Brien, solicitor and principal of a firm of the same name based in Carrick on Suir, Co Tipperary, denies any wrongdoing
More than 140 complaints against lawyers upheld by regulator
Nearly 60 complaints of alleged misconduct referred to Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal last year
Solicitors told by legal watchdog to keep clients fully informed about costs in family law proceedings
Lawyers have room to improve in their communications, says Legal Services Regulatory Authority
Dublin solicitor accused of helping couple hide cash during bankruptcy to take court challenge
Anthony Joyce’s counsel called for process to stop and said his good name was being ‘traduced’
Solicitor claims firm is ‘jeopardised’ by alleged decision to pause ‘golden visa’ applications
In the High Court, Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty grants leave to solicitor Jonathan Cosgrove in judicial review proceedings against Department of Justice
‘Part of the CV is to be unshockable’: the man who decides on legal costs
State’s first chief legal costs adjudicator says legal costs claims are ‘high’ rather than ‘excessive’
Lawyer Simeon Burke cannot get a master. Is this his own fault or due to an arcane system?
Pupillage is mandatory. Without it young barristers are going nowhere. This is the position that now confronts Burke
Independent barristers will still play ‘critical role’ despite new ‘one-stop shops’ for legal services - Bar council chair
New senior counsel appointments increase numbers at Inner Bar to 389, of whom one in five are women
The Irish Times view on entering the legal profession: antiquated and opaque
New report highlights the chronic lack of diversity in a sector heavily reliant on prior connections and networks
Home-buying costs could be cut by €1,000 if conveyancing ‘monopoly’ broken
Consumer watchdog suggests legal profession acting out of self-interest in area of conveyancing
Compensation of €32,000 paid in six months over complaints against lawyers
Regulator upheld 50 complaints about services and costs that it determined in the six months to September
Legal services outside major urban areas face uncertain future, says Law Society chief
Survey of solicitors raises prospect of ‘legal deserts’ as pressures mount on small firms
Legal services regulator upholds 53 of almost 1,500 complaints against lawyers
Most complainants alleged misconduct and inadequate services with many alleging poor communication
‘I earned more as a taxi driver’: Life as a barrister after slashed criminal legal aid
Barrister who organised protests over failure to reverse fee cuts says he earned more as a taxi driver
Solicitor who charged €246 to store mother’s will among 600 complaints to legal services regulator
Regulator received almost 600 complaints against lawyers in six months to March
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