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Society launches updated eCompendium

The Law Society has launched the fully digital eCompendium to the Solicitors Acts, which contains all the primary legislation regulating solicitors and empowering the Society, and now includes the LSRA 2015

An updated eCompendium to the Solicitors Acts has been launched by the Law Society and is publicly available to all interested parties.

Fully digital, the eCompendium contains all of the primary legislation regulating solicitors and empowering the Law Society, and now includes the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (LSRA).

Significantly, the latest edition will not be produced in print for environmental reasons and because of the ever-increasing use of technology by solicitors.

This is a unique, innovative resource that will be a key reference document for practising solicitors and firms when they navigate through the legislative environment.

One-stop shop

All legislation governing the solicitors’ profession is located in one place, saving time and effort. The eCompendium facilitates quick navigation to amending sections in subsequent acts.

It enables users to visualise much more quickly the status of amended legislation, with amended legislation struck through and with cross-references in the left margin hyperlinking to amended or substituted provisions in subsequent legislation.

At the same time, users can view legislation that would have been applicable at different points in time.

The small number of provisions of the LSRA that have not commenced by the time of publication are identified, and users are redirected to the electronic Irish Statute Book to check the up-to-date status of non-commenced provisions.

Did you know?

The latest edition of the eCompendium contains the full texts of the Solicitors Acts 1954, 1960, 1994 and 2002, as well as the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.

Relevant sections of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008, the Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Act 2008 and the Courts Act 2019 are also reproduced in the document.

In addition, an addendum refers to provisions of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 and the Investor Compensation Act 1998, insofar as they relate to solicitors. 

www.lawsociety.ie/ecompendium