NOVEMBER 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF SUSPICIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING RELATING TO SOLICITORS OR CLIENTS OF SOLICITORS The November issue of the Law Society Gazette contains a Practice Note from the Money Laundering Reporting Committee ‘Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing – Law Society Obligations’. This practice note contains six real-life…
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OCTOBER 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST DPC REPORT – RECURRING ISSUES – LESSONS TO BE LEARNED In the October edition of the Law Society Gazette, Elaine Morrissey, chair of the Law Society’s IP and Data Protection Law Committee looks at the lessons to be learnt from the DPC’s annual report and how the…
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SEPTEMBER 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST LSRA PUBLISH ITS SECOND COMPLAINTS REPORT FOR 2025 On 10 September 2025, the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) published its second complaints report for 2025. The 34-page report provides details of the number and nature of complaints about legal practitioners (solicitors and barristers) received and investigated during…
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AUGUST 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND LAUNCH LEGAL TECH HUB On the 21 August 2025, the Law Society of Ireland, top stories advised that its Legal Tech Hub went live. As technology continues to transform legal practice, the Law Society has launched a new resource that contains toolkits, insights,…
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JULY 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST CREDIT UNION IN DONEGAL FINED €36,273 FOR AML BREACHES On the 2 July 2025 the Irish Legal News published an article stating the Central Bank of Ireland fined a credit union in Co. Donegal €36,273 for breaching provisions of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing)…
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MAY 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST COURTS SERVICE WARNS ABOUT FALSE FINES On the 9 May 2025, the courts service published an update regarding false fines notices that are currently being circulated. The courts service states it not does not accept payment for fine notices, or any notices, by Revolut or PayPal…
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