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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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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APRIL 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST LSRA ISSUE WARNING NOTICE TO PUBLIC – JUSTICE NEXUS LAW SOLICITORS On the 23 April 2025, the LSRA website advised the public that a firm calling itself “Justice Nexus Law Solicitors” is holding itself out as a firm entitled to provide legal services in Ireland through…
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MARCH 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST WARNING – FAKE FEES EMAIL SENT TO SOME LAW SOCIETY MEMBERS On the 27 March 2025, the Law Society of Ireland ‘Top Stories’ published an article warning firms that a fraudulent email impersonating the Law Society about membership renewal has been sent to some solicitors this week.…
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FEBRUARY 2025 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST CYBER ATTACK CASE STUDY & TIPS FROM BANKING AND PAYMENTS FEDERATION IRELAND This month O’Leary Insurances, now rebranded to Brown and Brown, issued their first newsletter for 2025. The newsletter details the circumstances how one Irish business experienced a devastating cyber-related financial loss exceeding seven figures. Despite…
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