The link in the email does not direct the user to the Law Society website, but a separate phishing site. If you received this ...
COVID-19 has prompted lawyers to rapidly familiarise themselves with the legal framework governing virtual closings and remote signings in a remote work environment. There is no doubt that COVID-19 ...
The Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing 473 data-protection lawsuits as a result of the 2021 cyberattack. RTÉ News reports that there have also been 140 pre-action letters issued to the HSE. The ...
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 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 ...
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 changes to be brought about by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act, when it is commenced, have been discussed for many years. But change is now imminent, writes Patricia Hickey. The 2015 ...
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 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 ...
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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 ...