The Law Society has been notified of an unsuccessful attempted cyberattack, using a sophisticated approach and mirroring a bank's valid fraud number. The attack followed the same approach as previous ...

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This course is suitable for solicitors, barristers, and trainees with an interest in in-house practice, and those employed in an in-house position in the public or private sector who wish to develop ...

The updated ADR Guide supports the Law Society’s policy to promote the greater use and acceptance of mediation as an alternative to the more protracted and costly court-based litigation. The ADR ...

Article 5 of the Act prohibits certain types of AI systems. These are AI systems that pose an unacceptable level of risk to the health, safety and fundamental rights of individuals. This ban is a ...

Solicitor Irene Gleeson has been appointed to the board of Pobal, a not-for-profit organisation that works to support communities and local agencies on social inclusion and development. She and Savina ...

The legal profession is at a critical point where disruptive technologies like machine learning and AI are poised to transform how work gets done. Larry Fenelon urges solicitors to embrace the future.

As part of a statutory review of the effectiveness of the Decision Support Service (DSS) the legal profession has been invited to participate in a survey with a deadline of 6pm on Friday 14 February .

Practitioners may have received a phishing email purporting to be from a John Melson enquiring if the practice would be able ...

Latent Defects Insurance (LDI) is being offered by some developers in the purchase of new apartments, in place of HomeBond or other protection against building defects. It is not the role of the ...

There is also helpful information on Law Society accounts investigations, and what to do if a complaint is made against you. The Law Society understands that the existing regulatory framework places ...