Simeon Burke v Bar Council: Exclusion, connections and the opaque ‘devil’ system
The Co Mayo lawyer has been unable to a master. Is this due to an arcane system of pupillage or his own fault?
Legal Service Regulatory Authority (LSRA)
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
Personal injury solicitors remove Covid injury posts following backlash
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