Professional Codes
What governs the regulation of a solicitor? On this page you can find a list of regulations, practice notes, legislation and more.
- Codes
- Rules
- Solicitors Acts
- Regulations
- Practice Notes (link to archive of all Law Society practice notes)
- Guides
- Matters relating to practice
Codes of Conduct
- Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct
- Protocol for conflicts of interest relating to proceedings of regulatory committees
- Charter of Core Principles of the European Legal Profession & Code of Conduct for European Lawyers
Code of Practice
- Code of Practice on Access to a Solicitor by Persons in Garda Custody
- 2017 Family Law in Ireland Code of Practice
Rules
CPD Scheme
FE-1 Process
- Preliminary Exam
- FE-1 Exam - process, related rules and legislative sources
Trainees
- In-office Training - including credit applications, indenture deed, employment rights, saaries, secondments and moving offices
- PPC courses - PPC I and PPC II
- Admission to Roll
Run-off Cover
Solicitors Acts
- Solicitors Act 1954
- Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1960
- Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994
- Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002
- Legal Services Regulation Act 2015
Regulations
Advertising
- S.I. 644/2020 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Advertising) Regulations 2020
- S.I. No. 344/1988 - Solicitors (Advertising) Regulations, 1988
- S.I. No. 351/1996 - Solicitors (Advertising) Regulations 1996
- S.I. No. 518/2002 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 Solicitors (Advertising) Regulations, 2002
- S.I. No. 229/2019 - Solicitors Advertising Regulations 2019
Appeals / Applications for Admission as a Solicitor Rules
- S.I. No. 81/1955 - Rules of the High Court and Supreme Court. Solicitors Act Rules, 1955
- S.I. No. 701/2004 - Rules of the Superior Courts (Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002), 2004
Certificate of good standing / certificate of standing
- S.I. No. 604/2010 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Sixth Schedule) Regulations 2011
- S.I. No. 605/2010 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Fees) Regulations 2011
Commencement Orders
- S.I. No. 604/2020 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Section 218) (Commencement) Order 2020
- S.I. No. 645/2020 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2020
- S.I. No. 127/2007 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Section 44) Order 2007
- S.I. No. 133/1999 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Section 44) Order, 1999
- SI 196 of 2013 Criminal Justice Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013
- S.I. No. 383/2016 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016
- S.I. No. 494/2002 - Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002
- Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016
- S.I. No. 630/2016 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Sections 118 to 120) (Commencement) Order 2016
- S.I. No. 228/2018 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018
- S.I. No. 584/2018 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2018
- S.I. No. 573/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Complaints Procedures) Regulations 2019
- S.I. No. 519/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Limited Liability Partnerships) (Section 130) Regulations 2019
- S.I. No. 572/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2019
- S.I. No. 502/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2019
- S.I. No. 463/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Levy) Regulations 2019
- S.I. No. 400/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement Of Certain Provisions) Order 2019
Compensation Fund
- S.I. No. 234/1955 - Solicitors' (Compensation Fund) Regulations, 1955
- S.I. No. 115/1963 - Solicitors (Compensation Fund) Regulations, 1963
- SI 442 of 2013 Solicitors (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2013
- S.I. No. 548/2018 - Solicitors (Compensation Fund) Regulations 2018
Complaints
Please note that the Society no longer receives complaints made against solicitors and all complaints made against solicitors from 7 October 2019 must be made to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.
- S.I No. 466/2019 Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 (Complaints and Client Relations Committee Conduct) Regulations 2019
- Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 (Complaints and Client Relations Committee Section 8 and 9) Regulations 2019
CPD
- S.I. No. 37/2003 - Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2003
- S.I. No. 807/2007 - Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2007
- S.I. No. 452/2009 - Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 501/2012 - Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2012.
- S.I. No. 329/2014 - Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
- SI 480 of 2015 Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2015
- S.I. No. 529/2017 - Solicitors (Continuing Professional Development) Regulations 2017
Education
- S.I. No. 90/1955 - Solicitors' Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1955.
- S.I. No. 217/1955 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1955.
- S.I. No. 307/1956 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1956.
- S.I. No. 94/1960 - The Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1960.
- S.I. No. 201/1965 - Solicitors Acts 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) Amendment) Regulations, 1965.
- S.I. No. 230/1966 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966.
- S.I. No. 17/1968 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1968.
- S.I. No. 110/1969 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1969.
- S.I. No. 108/1970 - Solicitors' Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970
- S.I. No. 218/1971 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.
- S.I. No. 49/1972 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972.
- S.I. No. 47/1973 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1973.
- S.I. No. 333/1973 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) No. 2 Regulations, 1973.
- S.I. No. 138/1974 - Solicitors Act, 1954 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment No. 1) Regulations 1974.
- S.I. No. 66/1975 - Solicitors' Acts, 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1975.
- S.I. No. 226/1981 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1981.
- S.I. No. 43/1987 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1987.
- S.I. No. 231/1989 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1989.
- S.I. No. 9/1991 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1991.
- S.I. No. 359/1992 - The Solicitors' Acts 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.
- S.I. No. 360/1992 - The Solicitors' Acts 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 1992.
- S.I. No. 320/1993 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1993.
- S.I. No. 102/1995 - Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations, 1995.
- S.I. No. 287/1997 - The Solicitors' Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 1997
- S.I. No. 546/2001 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Apprenticeship and Education) Regulations, 2001
- S.I. No. 377/2002 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 (Apprentices' Fees) Regulations, 2002
- S.I. No. 717/2004 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Recognition of Qualifications) Regulations, 2004
- Legal Practitioners (Irish Language) Act 2008
- S.I. No. 577/2008 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Apprentices Fees) Regulations 2008
- S.I. No. 144/2009 - Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2008 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 46/2011 - Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Training Officer) Regulations 2011.
- S.I. No. 328/2014 - Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
- S.I. No. 503/2019 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Apprenticeship and Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Financial
- S.I. No. 218/1955 - Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1955
- S.I. No. 308/1956 - The Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1956
- S.I. No. 252/1957 - The Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1957
- S.I. No. 193/1958 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1958
- S.I. No. 51/1961 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1961
- S.I. No. 163/1965 - The Solicitors Accounts (Amendment) Regulations 1965
- S.I. No. 193/1966 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 1966
- S.I. No. 75/1966 - The Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1966
- S.I. No. 44/1967 - Solicitors' Accounts Regulations, 1967
- S.I. No. 231/1970 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment No. 3) Regulations, 1970
- S.I. No. 107/1970 - Solicitors Accounts (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 1970
- S.I. No. 94/1970 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1970
- S.I. No. 196/1971 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1971
- S.I. No. 125/1976 - Solicitors Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1976
- S.I. No. 242/1977 - Solicitors' Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 1977
- S.I. No. 304/1984 - The Solicitors' Accounts Regulations No. 2 of 1984
- S.I. No. 108/1995 - Solicitors (Interest on Clients' Moneys) Regulations, 1995
- .I. No. 421/2001 - Solicitors Accounts Regulations, 2001
- S.I. No. 372/2004 - Solicitors (Interest on Clients' Moneys) Regulations, 2004
- S.I. No. 719/2005 — Solicitors Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 2005
- Directive 2005/60/EC Money Laundering
- S.I. No. 111/2006 — Solicitors Accounts (Amendment) Regulations, 2006
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
- SI 347 of 2012 Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (Section 31) Order 2012
- SI 494 of 2013 Solicitors Accounts (Amendment) Regulations 2013
- Criminal Justice Act 2013
- SI 516 of 2014 Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014
- Directive(EU) 2015/849 Money Laundering
- SI 533 of 2016 Solicitors (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2016
- Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018
- S.I. No. 239/2020 - Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 (Regulation of Practice Committee) Regulations 2020
- S.I. No. 377/2020 - Solicitors (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations) 2020
Foreign Lawyers
- S.I. No. 642/2020 - Registered European Lawyers Qualifying Certificate Regulations 2020
- S.I. No. 690/2021 - Registered European Lawyers Qualifying Certificate (Application Fee) Regulations 2021
- S.I. No. 58/1979 — European Communities (Freedom To Provide Services) (Lawyers) Regulations, 1979.
- S.I. No. 84/1991 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 and 1960 (European Community Lawyers) (Fees) Regulations, 1991
- S.I. No. 85/1991 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 and 1960 (European Community) Regulations, 1991
- S.I. No. 241/1997 — Solicitors Act, 1954 (Section 44) Order, 1997
- Establishment Directive (98/5/EC)
- S.I. No. 459/2003 — Solicitors Act 1954 (Section 44) Order 2003
- S.I. No. 732/2003 — European Communities (Lawyers' Establishment) Regulations 2003
- S.I. No. 752/2004 — European Communities (Lawyers' Establishment) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
- S.I. No. 35/2010 — Solicitors Acts 1954 (Section 44) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 540/2012 — The European Communities (Lawyers' Establishment) Regulations 2003 (Qualifying Certificate 2013) Regulations 2012.
- S.I. No. 560/2018 - Registered European Lawyers Qualifying Certificate Regulations 2018
- S.I. No. 697/2019 - Registered European Lawyers Qualifying Certificate Regulations 2019
Independent Adjudicator
- S.I. No. 406/1997 — Solicitors (Adjudicator) Regulations 1997
- S.I. No. 720/2005 — Solicitors (Adjudicator) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005
Professional Names and Notepaper
Practising Certifcate (PC)
- S.I. No. 689/2021 - Solicitors Practising Certificate (Application Fee) Regulations 2021
- S.I. No. 60/1955 - Solicitors' Act, 1954 (Practising Certificates and Restrictions on Solicitors) Regulations, 1955
- S.I. No. 341/1971 - Solicitors' Practising Certificate Fees Regulations, 1971
- S.I. No. 2/1992 — Solicitors Acts, 1954 and 1960 (Fees) Regulations 1992
- S.I. No. 2/1993 — Solicitors Acts 1954 and 1960 (Fees) Regulations, 1993
- S.I. 436 No. 436 of 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1995/96) Regulations, 1994
- S.I. No. 1/1994 — Solicitors Acts 1954 and 1960 (Fees) Regulations, 1994
- S.I. No. 1/1995 - Solicitors (Form of Practising Certificate 1995/96) Regulations, 1995
- S.I. No. 2/1995 - Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1995/96 Fees) Regulations, 1995
- S.I. No. 400/1996 - Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1997 Fees) Regulations, 1996
- S.I. No. 401/1996 - Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1997) Regulations, 1996
- S.I. No. 507/1997 - Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1998) Regulations, 1997
- S.I. No. 508/1997 - Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1998 Fees) Regulations 1997
- S.I. No. 491/1998 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1999 Fees) Regulations 1998
- S.I. No. 492/1998 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 1999) Regulations, 1998
- S.I. No. 467/1999 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2000) Regulations, 1999
- S.I. No. 472/1999 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2000 Fees) Regulations, 1999
- S.I. No. 431/2000 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2001 Fees) Regulations, 2000
- S.I. No. 432/2000 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2001) Regulations, 2000
- S.I. No. 634/2001 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2002 Fees) Regulations, 2001
- S.I. No. 635/2001 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2002) Regulations, 2001
- S.I. No. 604/2002 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2003) Regulations, 2002
- S.I. No. 605/2002 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2003 Fees) Regulations, 2002
- S.I. No. 673/2003 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2004) Regulations, 2003
- S.I. No. 674/2003 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2004 Fees) Regulations, 2003
- S.I. No. 798/2004 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2005) Regulations, 2004
- S.I. No. 717/2005 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 to 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2006) Regulations, 2005
- S.I. No. 624/2006 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 to 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2007) Regulations, 2006
- S.I. No. 826/2007 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2002 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2008) Regulations 2007
- S.I. No. 540/2008 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Practising Certificate 2009) Regulations 2008
- S.I. No. 510/2009 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 To 2008 (Practising Certificate 2010) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 641/2010 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2011) Regulations 2010
- S.I. No. 670/2011 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2012) Regulations 2011
- S.I. No. 539/2012 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2013) Regulations 2012
- S.I. No. 323/2013 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2013) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
- S.I. No. 495/2013 - Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2014) Regulations 2013
- S.I. No. 561/2014 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 Solicitors (Practising Certificate 2015) Regulations 2014
- S.I. 577 of 2015 The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Practising Certificate 2016) Regulations 2015
- S.I. No. 627/2017 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 (Practising Certificate) Regulations 2017
- S.I. No. 558/2018 - Solicitors Practising Certificate Regulations 2018
- S.I. No. 685/2019 - Solicitors Practising Certificate Regulations 2019
- S.I. No. 655/2020 - Solicitors Practising Certificate Regulations 2020
Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII)
- S.I. No. 312/1995 — The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations, 1995.
- S.I. No. 209/1998 - Professional Indemnity Insurance (Amendment) Regulations, 1998
- S.I. No. 362/1999 — The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999
- S.I. No. 115/2004 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 To 2002 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004
- S.I. No. 122/2005 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 To 2002 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
- S.I. No. 617/2007 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2002 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2007
- S.I. No. 384/2009 — The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2008 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 441/2009 — The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 2008 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment (No. 2)) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 495/2010 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
- S.I. No. 409/2011 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2008 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2011.
- S.I. No. 452/2012 — The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
- SI 433 of 2013 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
- SI 445 of 2014 The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2014
- SI 403 of 2015 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 To 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance (Amendment) Regulations 2015
- S.I. No. 534/2016 - The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2016
- S.I. No. 389/2017 – The Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 (Professional Indemnity Insurance Regulations) 2017
- S.I. No. 351/2018 Solicitors Professional Indemnity Insurance Regulations 2018
- S.I. No. 465/2019 Solicitors Professional Indemnity Insurance Regulations 2019
- S.I. No. 157/2020 - Solicitors Professional Indemnity Insurance (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline Regulations
- S.I. No. 33/1955 — Solicitors Act, 1954. Solicitors' (Disciplinary Committee) Rules, 1955
- S.I. No. 151/1955 — Solicitors' Act, 1954 (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline) Regulations, 1955
- S.I. No. 30/1961 — Solicitors (Disciplinary Committee) Rules 1961
- S.I. No. 344/1971 — Solicitors' (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971
- S.I. No. 405/1986 — Solicitors Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline Regulations, 1986
- S.I. No. 343/1988 — Solicitors (Professional Practice) Regulations, 1988
- S.I. No. 99/1990 — Solicitors (Practice, Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1990
- S.I. No. 178/1996 - Solicitors (Practice, Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1996
- S.I. No. 85/1997 - Solicitors (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1997
- S.I. No. 14/1998 - Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 1) (Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994), 1998
- S.I. No. 211/2009 - Solicitors (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline - Secured Loan Transactions) Regulations 2009
- S.I. No. 366/2010 - Solicitors (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline) Commercial Property Transactions) Regulations 2010
- S.I. No. 375/2012 - Solicitors (Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline - Conveyancing Conflict of Interest) Regulation 2012
Miscellaneous
- Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009
- S.I. No. 103/2006 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 to 2002 (Independent Law Centres) Regulations, 2006
- S.I. No. 124/1994 - Employment Regulation Order (Tailoring Joint Labour Committee), 1994
- SI 37 of 1998 Investor Compensation Act, 1998
- SI 11 of 1995 Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995
- S.I. No. 443/2013 - Solicitors (Delivery of Documents) Regulations 2013
- S.I. No. 439/1998 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Investment Business Investor Compensation) Regulations, 1998
- S.I. No. 460/2001 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Euro Changeover)
- S.I. No. 504/2001 - The Solicitors Acts, 1954 To 1994 (Euro Changeover) Regulations, 2001
- S.I. No. 641/2020 - Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 (Applications for Removal from the Roll of Solicitors) Regulations 2020
- S.I. No. 741/2020 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Section 44) (England and Wales) Order 2020
- S.I. No. 742/2020 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Section 44) (Northern Ireland) Order 2020
- S.I. No. 743/2020 - Solicitors Act 1954 (Section 44) (Scotland) Order 2020
Guides
Ceasing Practice
- Guidelines booklet for solicitors ceasing practice
- Run Off cover guidance 2012
- Run-off Fund Guidelines october 2012
- Summary guidelines for ceasing practice
Complaints
- Complaints about Solicitors
- Complaints and Client Relations Committee
- Quality of Service Statement
- Resolving disputes
Conveyancing
- Residential Certificate of Title Documentation (2009 Edition):
- Residential Certificate of Title Documentation (2011 Edition):
- Building Estate Conveyance
- Building Estate Transfer
- Certificates of Compliance (2010 versions):
- Certificates of Compliance (2018 versions):
- Commercial Mortgage Lending Law Society Approved Forms (2010 Edition):
- Completion Notice - Purchaser: 2018 Edition
- Completion Notice - Purchaser: 2019 Edition
- Completion Notice - Vendor: 2018 Edition
- Completion notice - Vendor: 2019 Edition
- Conditions of Sale 2019 Edition - for transactions commencing on or after 1 January 2019:
- Conditions of Sale 2017 Edition – for transactions commencing on or after 3 January 2017:
- Conditions of Sale 2017 Edition (fillable pdf – save to desktop before completing)
- Explanatory Memorandum to Conditions of Sale
- Family Law Declarations (in Conveyancing Committee Precedents section)
- Law Society Approved Format of Accountable Trust Receipt
- Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 precedents:
- Practice Note November 2015
- Precedent OMC Constitution
- Precedent Developer – OMC Agreement
- Precedent Pre-Contract Enquiries - Word
- Precedent Pre-Contract Enquiries - PDF
- Declaration under Section 11 or Section 12 of Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011
- Transfer of Common Areas - Section 3(1)(b) Transfer - where no residential unit sold prior to 1 April 2011
- Transfer of Common Areas - Section 4 Transfer - where any residential unit was sold before 1 April 2011
- Transfer of Common Areas - Section 5 Transfer - where all apartments have been sold
- Transfer of Common Areas - Section 5 Transfer - where not all apartments have been sold
- NAMA as chargeholder:
- Objections and Requisitions on Title (2015 Edition)
- Pre-contract Questionnaires:
- Record of Clients' Instructions on Stamp Duty (November 2015)
- Renunciation Pursuant to Section 17 of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980 as Amended by Section 47 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008
- Renunciation under S.191 of Residential Tenancies Act 2004
- Requisitions on Title (2019 Edition)
- Retention of Units in Apartment Development by Developer:
- Sample letters to Lenders for Resolving Delays in Furnishing Matters to Solicitors as Agreed Under the Certificate of Title System for Residential Mortgage Lending (2009 Edition)
- Section 238 Companies Act eZine article August 2016
- Section 238 Companies Act 2014 Specimen Certificates
- Section 72 Declaration in PDF
- Section 72 Declaration in Word
- Surveys – Client Memo PDF
- Surveys – Client Memo Word
- VAT:
Family Law
- 2017 Family Law in Ireland Code of Practice (2017)
- My relationship has broken down. What options do I have
- Guidelines for Section 47 Reports (2019)
Flexible working
Finance/Accounts
- Guidance Notes for Solicitors on Anti-Money Laundering Obligations
- Joint Bank Accounts: Guidelines for Solicitors.
- Guidance: Office Account bank cheques - February 2013 and January 2014
- guidelines on computerised accounts packages.
- Legal Charges
- Manage accounts - top tips
- Money Laundering
- Ready Reckoner (estimate office running costs)
- Summary Sheet on the Criminal Justice Act 2013 (read in conjunction with text of the 2013 Act)
Miscellaneous
- 2017 Regulatory Guide for In-house Solicitors Employed in the Corporate and Public Sectors
- 2016 Qualifying Certificate guidance notes
- ADR Guide
- Civil Legal Aid in Ireland
- Company Law guide
- Computer Literacy high among Solicitors' Firms, Survey finds
- Dealing with District Court orders obtained by Revenue for client files
- Dealing with Revenue District Court Orders for Client Files
- Debt collection matters
- Enduring Powers of Attorney: Guidelines for Solicitors
- Guidance for Solicitors Providing Legal Services in Garda Stations
- Guide for Solicitors Employed in the Corporate & Public Sector
- Guide to claiming refunds of money paid to a solicitor
- Guidelines to Solicitors Advertising Regulations
- Guidance - handle requests to access data held by a solicitor
Personal Injuries
- Personal injuries
- Booklet of Medico-Legal Recommendations
- Guidelines for solicitors dealing with Injuries Board claims.
- Manage critical dates
- Set up a critical dates register for personal injuries cases
Practice Matters
- Create an undertaking register
- Guide to Locum Arrangements
- How to use templates in Excel.
- How to use the Ready Reckoner
- Monitor work in progress
- Section 68 letters (no longer in use from 7 October 2019)
- Section 150 precedent letters (In operation since 7 October 2019)
- Set up an undertakings policy
- Solicitors Setting Up In Private Practice
- Summary of changes introduced by 2016 CPD Regulations.
- Terms of engagement letter
Practising Certificates
- 2017 Service of the State PC application form
- Guidance on backdating practising certificates
- Practising Certificate Guidance Notes
Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Orderly run-off of Elite Insurance Company Ltd
- Common Proposal Form Guidelines 2014/15
- Guide to Renewal of PII (2010/2011)
- Guide to Renewal of PII 2011/12
- IAASA PII Regulations Guidance 2016
- PII Common Proposal Form Guidelines
- PII Guide to Renewal 2012/13
- PII Guide to Renewal 2013/14
- PII Guide to Renewal 2014/15
- PII Guide to Renewal 2014/15
- PII Guide to Renewal 2019/20
- Changes to PII Regulations on 1 December 2009
- Changes to PII Regulations on 1 December 2009 - update
Recruitment
- Guide to Current Market Training Contracts
- Guide to Employment Legislation
- Induction & Training Guideline
- Performance Management Guideline
- Recruitment and Selection Guideline
Taxation
- 2013 Tax Guide
- 2014 Tax Guide
- 2015 Tax Guide
- 2016 Tax Guide
- 2017 Tax Guide
- 2018 Tax Guide
- 2019 Tax Guide
- 2020 Tax Guide
- 2021 Tax Guide
Trainee Solicitors
- How to Become a Solicitor
- How to Become a Solicitor: Map
- Trainee Salary guide
- Training Contracts A guide for Training Solicitors
Wills
- Drafting Wills for the Elderly Client: Guidelines for Solicitors
- Making a Will
- Major procedural changes being introduced by Probate Office
- Wills - Client Instruction Sheet
Matters relating to Practice
Anti-Money Laundering
- 2010 Guidance Notes for Solicitors on Anti-Money Laundering Obligations
- 2018 AML Guidance
- AML: Fraud Warning
- AML: Third party reliance & responsibility for CDD
- Anti-Money Laundering - fraud warning
- Anti-money laundering measures and existing clients
- Checklist of ‘Actions’ Recommended to Solicitors to Ensure Compliance with AML Obligations
- Fraud Warning for Solicitors
- Information about Part 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 2013
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Law Society of Ireland and The Department of Justice and Equality
- Money Laundering: Your Solicitor and You
- Sham Litigation: an Emerging Money Laundering Typology
Company Matters
- Constitution Prepared by Directors Converting
- Converting existing articles of association to a constitution of an LTD (Members)
- Draft Model Constitution
- New Companies Law - what you need to know
- Sample Memorandum and Articles of Association (for comparison)
- Suggested Form Resolutions
Courts
- Courts Service’s summary of main Court Fees (Feb. 2014)
- Dealing with District Court orders obtained by Revenue for client files
- Increase in court fees with effect from 10th April 2012
- Revised Court Fees – July 2013
- Seeking Judgment in the Office - Dublin Circuit Court only
- Summary of Revised Court Fees 2011
CPD Scheme
Foreign Lawyers / Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT)
- 2016 QLTT Permitted Legislative Sources
- Application to the Law Society of Ireland (“the Society”) for registration as a lawyer who wishes to pursue the professional activities of a solicitor in the State
- Certificate of Admission form
- Certificate of Eligibility application form
- FAQs for Certificate of Eligiblilty applications
- QLTT application form
- Registered Lawyer Qualifying Certificate Application
IT/Case management
- BCL Ltd - updated January 2012
- Bytek Office Systems
- Documatics Ltd - updated January 2012
- Emit Solutions
- Enterprise Solutions
- eXpd8 - updated January 2012
- GC Technology
- Harvest Law - updated January 2012
- Hibernia Evros
- IRIS - updated January 2012
- Keyhouse - updated January 2012
- Ledwidge IT
- Legal & General Software - updated January 2012
- Legal IT - updated January 2012
- Prosalis IRL Ltd
- Security advice from the Technology Committee – May 2013
- Some tips for getting more from your Computer Systems
- Trilogy
Miscellaneous
- A Guide for In-House Solicitors Employed in the Corporate and Public Sectors
- ADR Note on Grant v Minister for Communications Bye-Laws of Law Society of Ireland
- Compendium of Litigation FAQs
- Compensation Fund Claim Form
- Criminal Assets Bureau Acts 1996 and 2005
- Criminal Legal Aid Information and Forms for Solicitors
- Education Committee meeting dates and deadlines
- Electronic access to forms and precedents
- Enduring Power of Attorney Generator
- FAQs on Mediation in Disputes Arising in the Administration of Estates And Trusts
- Fast Track Procedure Accelerates Community Trade Mark (CTM) Applications
- Law Society of Ireland Charter
- Law Society summary of important provisions of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended
- New protocol and undertaking here
- Patents Office - no faxes or cheques
- Precedent Mediation Agreement
- Preliminary Examination Syllabus
- Solicitors Acts Compendium
- Template Pension Adjustment Order (includes explanatory memorandum)
Practice Matters
- 2003 booklet on Partnership
- Setting-up in Practice booklet
- Administration of Estates checklist
- Administration of Estates leaflet
- Changes to Statutory Declarations 2008 - precedent standard forms of jurat
- Changes to the Inland Revenue Affidavit
- Commencement in Practice form
- Exercise of the powers of a Commissioner for Oaths by Practising Solicitors)
- Frequently Asked Questions on Reporting Accountant's Reports
- How to draft a Safety Statement
- GDPR 12 Steps
- Information for Employers on JobBridge the National Internship Scheme
- Information for Law Firms on websites
- Information for Law Firms On Direct Mail
- Information for Law Firms On Public Relations
- Information for Law Firms On Sponsorship
- Information for Law Firms On Stationery
- Information in Relation to Legal Charges
- Work Placement Programme
- Information on succeeding practices
- Letter of Disengagement
- Making a Will Brochure
- Minimum common risk management standard
- Personal Assets Record/Client Asset List
- PIAB Precedents
- Precedent Employment Contract for Middle Management
- Precedent Settlement Agreement
- Precedent Staff Contract
- Quality Service
- Reporting Accountant’s Report 2014
- Reporting Accountant's Report & FAQ
- Reporting Accountants Report checklist
- Sample Dignity at Work Policy
- Sample Dignity at Work Policy - Covering Document
- Sample Disciplinary Policy
- Sample Grievance Policy
- Sample Maternity Protection Policy
- Sample Parental Leave Policy
- Sample Policy Health & Safety
- Sample Quality Service Statement
- Sample Reverse Supply Statement
- Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2014
- Terms and Conditions of Business (PDF) - October 2013
- Terms and Conditions of Business (Word) - October 2013
- Complaint Form
- Claims for refunds of money paid to a solicitor application form
- What to do when the CAB comes to call
- What you should do if officers from the Criminal Assets Bureau call to your office with a warrant
Practising Certificates (PC)
Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII)
Run-off Cover
Traineeship / indentures
- Application for consent to enter into Indentures of Apprenticeship
- Application to enter into indentures of apprenticeship - Form 1
- Assignment of Indentures
- Certificate of Proposed Solicitor
- Certificate of proposed training solicitor form - Form 2
- Credit application form
- How I found my Training Contract
- Indentures of Apprenticeship (2009) Edition
- Indentures of Apprenticeship 2001
- Indentures of Apprenticeship 2009
- Moving Office: Sample letter to Education Committee
- Secondment: Sample letter frpm Trainee
- Statutory Declaration of Training Solicitor as to Service by Trainee Solicitor
- Student Data Protection Notice