Category: ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST

PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY RENEWAL In the recently published Autumn edition of the Parchment, Niall Cawley has written an article “Professional Indemnity Renewal”.  This sets out some advices in relation to professional indemnity insurance, outlines the current insurance providers and gives an insight into how the market is behaving for the current year. In this article Niall…
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CLIENT CARE FAILINGS – SOLICITORS FINED IN EXCESS OF £30,000 This month the Law Society of England and Wales website reported that two colleagues were fined in excess of £30,000 over client care failings on a property matter. The two solicitors were sanctioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority after each admitted failing to obtain clear…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland JULY 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST AML – SRA UK ISSUES ONE OF ITS BIGGEST FINES TO DATE On the 12 August 2024, the Law Society of England and Wales website reported that the Solicitors Regulation Authority imposed one of its biggest fines.  GD Legal was fined…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland JULY 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST CHANGES TO PARENTS LEAVE FROM THE 1 AUGUST It was announced earlier this year in Budget 2024 that Parent’s leave and Parent’s Benefit would be extended by 2 weeks to 9 weeks from August 2024. The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 (Extension of Periods of…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland MAY 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST HELP YOUR FIRM PREVENT MONEY TRANSFER SCAMS In issue 244 Spring 2024 of ‘The Writ’ the ezine of the Law Society of Northern Ireland there is an article stating the Law Society has launched a new publication aimed at supporting solicitor…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland APRIL 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST OVERVIEW OF THE LATEST EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS In the spring edition of The Parchment, Ciara O’Kennedy gives an overview of recent employment law developments.  She discusses the following:- Extension of Statutory Obligations under the Protected Disclosures Legislation – on 17 December…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland MARCH 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES RIGHT TO REQUEST FLEXIBLE WORKING AND RIGHT TO REQUEST REMOTE WORKING The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment requested the WRC, under Section 20 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015, to prepare this Code…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland FEBRUARY 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST 2024 CPD CYCLE In the January/February edition of the Law Society Gazette, there is an article on CPD titled ‘New Year, New Scheme, New Regime’. It states ‘the annual CPD requirement has increased for the first time since 2017, to reflect the…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland JANUARY 2024 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST 2024 NEW CPD CATEGORIES Last month we advised of the new CPD Scheme and the requirement to complete 25 hours of CPD during 2024. Below sets out the three categories of CPD under the new scheme. GENERAL CPD Defined in the…
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