THE LEGAL QUALITY STANDARD OF IRELAND OCTOBER 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST ADVISE ON PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE In the autumn edition of The Parchment Niall Cawley offers advises on professional indemnity insurance. He makes the following recommendations, the following are extracts from same:- ‘Prepare your Application Early – We know this is constantly…
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THE LEGAL QUALITY STANDARD OF IRELAND SEPTEMBER 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST LSRA PUBLISHED SECOND COMPLAINTS REPORT FOR 2023 On the 27 September 2023 the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) published its second complaints report for 2023. This report documents trends, themes and statistics from 4 March 2023 to 1 September 2023. It…
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THE LEGAL QUALITY STANDARD OF IRELAND AUGUST 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST PIAB LEGISLATION AND RULES GOING TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE 4 SEPTEMBER 2023 In the Summer edition of the Parchment there is an article on the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) recent notification to the profession of significant changes pertaining…
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THE LEGAL QUALITY STANDARD OF IRELAND JULY 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST NEW SOLICITORS ACCOUNTS REGULATIONS In the Summer Edition of the Parchment, Niall Cawley offers guidance on the new Solicitor Account Regulations and as previously flagged, the LQSI final compliance webinar for 2023 will be on Tuesday 5 December 2023 when we will be joined by…
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THE LEGAL QUALITY STANDARD OF IRELAND JUNE 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST SOLICITORS ACCOUNTS REGULATIONS COME INTO FORCE 1 JULY 2023 Solicitors are reminded that the new regulations come into operation on Saturday 1 July 2023, replacing the existing 2014 regulations. Below are 2 links relating to the new SARs, both are…
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THE LEGAL QUALITY STANDARD OF IRELAND MAY 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST IMPORTANCE OF ROBUST DATA PROTECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HIGHLIGHTED BY ICO IN RECENT INVESTIGATION On the 24 May 2023 it was reported the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a formal reprimand to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after confidential waste documents were…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland APRIL 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST CPD REGIME FOR 2023 IS ANNOUNCED On the 25 April 2023 the Education Committee of the Law Society published an update on the CPD regime for 2023. It stated ‘While the Law Society expected to have the new regulations…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland MARCH 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST CPD 2023 CYCLE Last month we referenced the anticipated changes to the CPD 2023 Cycle. As at the 31 March 2023, the Law Society of Ireland website states “New CPD Regulations were adopted by the Law Society…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland FEBRUARY 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST 2023 CPD CYCLE On the 14 February 2023, it was stated on the Law Society of Ireland’s website that new CPD regulations were adopted by the Law Society Council in late 2022 and are in the process of being implemented. It…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland JANUARY 2023 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST SICK LEAVE ACT 2022 Since 1 January 2023 the Sick Leave Act 2022 is applicable to all employers in both the public sector and private sector. Employees have a right to 3 days’ sick pay a year. This is called statutory…
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