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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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland AUGUST 2022 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST SRA FINES UK LAW FIRM FOR FAILING TO MANAGE AML RISKS This month it was reported on the website for the Law Society of England and Wales that a UK Law Firm was directed to pay a financial penalty of £1,300…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland JUNE 2022 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST IMPORTANT BANK WARNING The following is taken direct from an AIB website notice “As Ulster Bank and KBC prepare to exit the Irish market, the mass movement of bank accounts will accelerate. Be aware that fraudsters will use this as…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland MAY 2022 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST SUCCESSION PLANNING On the 13 May 2022 on the Law Society UK website, Vijay Parikh, managing partner of Harold Benjamin,London, wrote a practice management article on resigning and succession planning. In this article, he talks about his own personal journey…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland APRIL 2022 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST SANCTIONS (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES) ON RUSSIA AND BELARUS OVER UKRAINE – LAW SOCIETY HAVE SET OUT THE STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED Solicitors will no doubt already be aware of the new sanctions being introduced across the EU…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland MARCH 2022 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST 2022 CPD CYCLE – eLEARNING LIMIT OF 50% REMOVED In the Law Society eZine Issue 187 of the 22 March 2022, it stated the eLearning limit of 50% (modified or otherwise) will be removed for the 2022 CPD…
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The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland FEBRUARY 2022 – ARTICLES & ITEMS OF INTEREST ILRS TO BECOME THE LQSI We are rebranding. From 1 March 2022, we will be known as the Legal Quality Standard of Ireland or LQSI. We will be using the new logo (above) from 1 March 2022…
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