There is a great deal to be gained from a variety of peer support structures that can help reduce professional loneliness and isolation. Professional loneliness, as a concept, may be unfamiliar, but ...

The new Family Law Act changes more than just the minimum living-apart period. The Family Law Act 2019 was enacted on 25 October 2019 and is expected to be commenced very shortly. The act follows on ...

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has reassured Ulster Bank customers that “robust consumer protections” are in place, after the bank’s parent company NatWest Group confirmed that it intended to ...

Law Society Psychological Services has launched a toolkit to embed psychological safety in legal teams. The recent lunchtime ...

The link in the email does not direct the user to the Law Society website, but a separate phishing site. If you received this ...

The Conveyancing Committee has published new Requisition 45 to coincide with the commencement of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) which was introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The first liability ...

The Technology Committee first published a list of assistive technology in legal practice back in September 2021, and this list has now been updated to take account of some recent advancements in ...

The EU AI Act prohibits a number of artificial intelligence (AI) systems from 2 February 2025. An update from the Law Society Technology Committee provides information on the type of systems ...

The Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence makes recommendations to the Government to grant a patent to a legal practitioner, allowing them to use the designation 'Senior Counsel'.

The most notable change to the Land Registry process was to reject applications outright without providing a reason. It was previously the case that all the issues perceived in relation to an ...