SUSPICIOUS TRANACTION REPORTING IN CONVEYANCING On the 26 March 2026, the Conveyancing Committee published a Practice Note titled ‘Suspicious transaction reporting in conveyancing’. This Practice Note is issued jointly by the Regulation of Practice and Conveyancing Committees. Its purpose is: to remind solicitors of their reporting obligations relating to money laundering and terrorist financing, and…
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FEBRUARY 2026 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST IS YOUR FIRM’S USE OF AI TOOLS IN BREACH OF THE GDPR? In the January/February edition of the Law Society Gazette, Louis Masterson, Barrister practising in data-protection law, technology law, and regulatory compliance has written a very informative article about the use of AI and its compliance…
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JANUARY 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST SOLICITOR STRUCK OFF FOR FAILING TO VERIFY KNOWN CLIENT’S ID IN PERSON On the 22 January 2026, the Law Society of England and Wales published an article setting out the circumstances how a senior solicitor who failed to check in person the identity documents of a client…
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DECEMBER 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST PRACTISING CERTIFICATE RENEWAL The December issue of Law Society Gazette contains an article reminding practitioners that all applications for the coming practice year must be submitted online through www.lawsociety.ie/pc. It also reminds practitioners that, to have a practising certificate bearing the date 1 January 2026, they must…
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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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JUNE 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST DPC PUBLISHES ITS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024 On the 19 June 2025 the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) published its annual report for 2024. Some of the highlights of the 2024 Annual report, which covers the period from the 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 include: …
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