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Number 65 of 2015
Updated to 3 December 2019
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019 (38/2019), enacted 19 November 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Rules of the Superior Courts (Costs) 2019 (S.I. No. 584 of 2019), made 20 November 2019, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015 : this Act, Part 13, is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation ( Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (65/2015), s. 1(4)). The Acts in this group are:
• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 (14/2008), Part 3 (ss. 33-46)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (65/2015), Part 13 (ss. 177-208)
• Courts Act 2019 (30/2019)
• Rules of the Superior Courts (Costs) 2019 (S.I. No. 584 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Complaints Procedures) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 573 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Professional Indemnity Insurance) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 572 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Limited Liability Partnerships) (Section 130) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 519 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 502 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Levy) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 463 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement Of Certain Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 400 of 2019)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 584 of 2018)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 228 of 2018)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Sections 118 to 120) (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 630 of 2016)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 507 of 2016)
• Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 383 of 2016)
All statutory instruments up to and including Rules of the Superior Courts (Costs) 2019 (S.I. No. 584 of 2019), made 20 November 2019, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
7. Establishment day
8. Establishment of Legal Services Regulatory Authority
9. Membership of Authority and terms of membership
10. Term of appointment of members of Authority
11. Disqualification for office of member of Authority
12. Removal of member of Authority
14. Meetings and business
15. Membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European Parliament, etc.
17. Power to appoint consultants and advisers and to enter into contracts
18. Legal privilege
19. Non-disclosure of confidential information
20. Strategic plans
21. Reports to Minister
22. Powers of Authority in relation to codes of practice
23. Powers of Authority in relation to professional codes
25. Staff of Authority
26. Transfer of staff of Law Society or Bar Council
29. Accountability of chief executive to Oireachtas Committee established to examine, etc., appropriation accounts etc.
30. Accountability of chief executive to Oireachtas Committees
31. Power to charge and recover fees
32. Advances by Minister to Authority
33. Annual report on admission policies of legal professions
34. Reports on specified matters to Minister
35. Order to prohibit contravention of Act
36. Prosecution of offences
37. Inspectors
38. Inspection on direction of Authority
39. Powers of Inspectors
40. High Court order to exercise certain powers under section 39
41. High Court direction to comply with inspection
43. Report to Authority in certain circumstances following inspection
44. Admissibility of evidence obtained in course of inspection
Holding of Clients’ Moneys by Legal Practitioners
45. Legal practitioners authorised to hold moneys of clients
46. Legal practitioners to have professional indemnity insurance
47. Regulations regarding professional indemnity insurance
48. Limitation of legal practitioner’s liability by contract
49. Construction (Part 6)
50. Misconduct by legal practitioners
51. Complaints under Part 6
52. Referral of complaints by Bar Council, Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Law Society
53. Limitation period
54. Withdrawal of complaint under Part
55. Regulations regarding complaints
56. Fees in respect of complaints
57. Preliminary review of complaints
58. Admissibility of complaints
59. Authority may request Law Society to investigate matter relevant to complaint
60. Authority to facilitate resolution of complaints made under this Part relating to inadequate services
61. Authority to facilitate resolution of complaints made under this Part relating to excessive costs
62. Review Committee
63. Appeal to High Court from determination of Review Committee
64. Authority to offer assistance in resolving matter in dispute where it appears that conduct could constitute misconduct
65. Resolution of complaint by mediation or informal means — additional provisions
66. Agreement by legal practitioner to participate in resolution of matter under section 60, 61 or 64 not to be treated as admission of liability
67. Guidelines for resolution of complaints by mediation or informal means
68. Authority to refer complaints relating to misconduct to Complaints Committee
69. Establishment and membership of Complaints Committee
70. Investigation of complaints
71. Power of Divisional Committee to specify measures
72. Appeal of determination of Divisional Committee
73. Publication of reports by Authority relating to its functions under this Part
74. Establishment of Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
75. Membership of Disciplinary Tribunal
76. Chairperson of Disciplinary Tribunal
77. Applications to Disciplinary Tribunal
78. Presentation of case to Disciplinary Tribunal
79. Regulations relating to Disciplinary Tribunal
80. Powers of Disciplinary Tribunal as to taking of evidence, etc.
81. Inquiry by Disciplinary Tribunal
82. Sanctions following finding of misconduct by Disciplinary Tribunal
83. Persons who may appeal determination of Disciplinary Tribunal and matters in respect of which appeal may be brought
84. Appeals to High Court from Disciplinary Tribunal
85. Consideration of matter by High Court where referred by Disciplinary Tribunal
86. Exercise of jurisdiction of High Court under sections 84 and 85
87. Appeals to Court of Appeal
88. Orders made by High Court or determinations made by Authority
89. Privilege (Part 6)
90. Enforcement of order of Disciplinary Tribunal under this Part
91. Transitional provisions in relation to solicitors
92. Transitional provisions in relation to barristers
93. Authority may appoint monitor for purposes of section 14C of Act of 1994
94. Power of Authority under Part 6
95. Levy to be paid by Law Society, Bar Council and certain barristers
96. Failure to pay amount specified in levy assessment notice
97. Exemption for legal practitioner in full time service of the State
98. Regulations relating to levy
Legal Partnerships, Direct Professional Access, Multi-disciplinary Practices and Limited Liability Partnerships
99. Interpretation (Part 8)
Legal Partnerships, Direct Professional Access and Multi-Disciplinary Practices
100. Legal partnerships and professional codes
101. Professional code not to prevent direct professional access to barrister
102. Multi-disciplinary practices and professional codes
103. Complaints under Part 6 in respect of legal practitioners in limited partnerships, multi-disciplinary practices and limited liability partnerships
104. Notification of Authority of commencement, cessation of provision of legal services by a legal partnership
105. Legal partnership to have professional indemnity insurance
106. Notification of Authority of commencement, cessation of provision of legal services by multi-disciplinary practice
107. Partners in multi-disciplinary practice
108. Managing legal practitioner
109. Obligations of legal practitioners in multi-disciplinary practice
110. Operation of multi-disciplinary practice
111. Letter of engagement
112. Multi-disciplinary practice to have professional indemnity insurance
113. Saver for Compensation Fund under section 21 of Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1960
114. Power of Authority to specify measures
115. Application to High Court for order suspending or ceasing provision of legal services by multi-disciplinary practice
116. Regulations on operation of legal partnerships and multi-disciplinary practices
117. Authority to maintain register of legal partnerships and multi-disciplinary practices
118. Public consultation on operation etc., of legal partnerships
119. Report on operation etc., of multi-disciplinary practices
120. Public consultation on certain issues relating to barristers
121. Review of operation of this Part
122. Limited liability partnership and professional codes
123. Liability of partner in a limited liability partnership
124. Property of partnership
125. Application for limited liability partnership
126. Authority to maintain register of limited liability partnerships
127. Power of Authority to issue direction for failure to comply with statutory requirements
128. Application to High Court for order in respect of failure to comply with direction under section 127
129. Ceasing to operate as a limited liability partnership
130. Regulations on operation of limited liability partnerships
131. Disapplication of section 3 of Registration of Business Names Act 1963
132. Amendment of section 27 of Companies Act 2014
Obligations of Practising Barristers
133. Roll of practising barristers
134. Entry of name on roll
135. Variation of entry on roll
136. Prohibition on unqualified person providing legal services as practising barrister
137. Prohibition on pretending to be qualified barrister
138. Interpretation (Part 10)
139. Office
140. Register of determinations
141. County registrars
142. Guidelines on performance of functions of Chief Legal Costs Adjudicator under this Part
143. Review of scales of fees
144. Strategic plan
145. Business plan
146. Chief Legal Costs Adjudicator to submit annual report
147. Amendment of Court Officers Act 1926
148. Amendment of Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961
149. Prohibitions on charging costs in certain circumstances
150. Legal practitioner to provide notice of conduct of matter, costs, etc.
151. Agreement regarding legal costs, etc.
152. Legal practitioner to provide bill of costs
153. Legal practitioner to attempt to resolve dispute
154. Application for adjudication of legal costs
155. Matters to be ascertained in course of adjudication of costs
156. Powers of Legal Costs Adjudicator
157. Determination of applications
158. Effect of determination
159. Reference to High Court
160. Consideration by Legal Costs Adjudicator of determination
161. Review of determination of Legal Costs Adjudicator
162. Privilege in respect of adjudications
163. Power to specify forms
164. Transitional — Taxing-Masters
165. Transitional — matters in course and legal proceedings
166. Information, documents, records, etc.
167. References
Legal Costs in Civil Proceedings
168. Power to award legal costs
169. Costs to follow event
170. Definitions (Part 12)
171. Power to grant, and to revoke grant of, Patent
172. Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence
173. Criteria for grant of Patent
174. Application for recommendation
175. Revocation of grant of Patent
176. Solicitor granted Patent while barrister
177. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1954
178. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1954
179. Amendment of section 47 of Act of 1954
180. Amendment of section 48 of Act of 1954
181. Amendment of section 49 of Act of 1954
182. Amendment of section 66 of Act of 1954
183. Amendment of section 71 of Act of 1954
184. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1960
185. Solicitor shall not have connection, accept instructions, from certain persons
186. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1960
187. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1960
188. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1960
189. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1960
190. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1960
191. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1960
192. Amendment of section 31 of Act of 1960
193. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1994
194. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1994
195. Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1994
196. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1994
197. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1994
198. Amendment of section 14A of Act of 1994
199. Monitor appointed by Authority may attend committee meetings
200. Amendment of section 22 of Act of 1994
201. Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1994
202. Amendment of section 35 of Act of 1994
203. Amendment of section 38 of Act of 1994
204. Amendment of section 58 of Act of 1994
205. Amendment of section 59 of Act of 1994
206. Amendment of section 1 of Act of 2002
207. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 2002
208. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2002
209. Immunity
210. No indemnification of Compensation Fund
211. Amendment of Courts Act 1971
212. Barrister in employment may provide legal services to his or her employer
213. Amendment of Courts and Court Officers Act 1995
214. Amendment of Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
215. Restriction on withdrawal of legal practitioner from case where client in custody
216. Service of notices
217. Regulations on movement between professions of barrister and solicitor
218. Advertising of legal services
219. Clinical negligence actions
220. Other amendments of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
221. Amendments of Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991
Principles relating to Legal Costs
Court Officers Act 1926 (No. 27)
Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Act 2012 (No. 33)
Debtors (Ireland) Act 1840 (Vict., c. 105)
Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009 (No. 8)
Partnership Act 1890 (Vict., c. 39)
Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980 (No. 16)
Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 27)
Solicitors (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 19)
Solicitors (Ireland) Act 1849 (13 Vict., c. 53)
Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011
Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 1991 (No. 18)
An Act to provide for the regulation of the provision of legal services, to provide for the establishment of the legal services regulatory authority, to provide for the establishment of the legal practitioners disciplinary tribunal to make determinations as to misconduct by legal practitioners, to provide for new structures in which legal practitioners may provide services together or with others, to provide for the establishment of a roll of practising barristers, to provide for reform of the law relating to the charging of costs by legal practitioners and the system of the assessment of costs relating to the provision of legal services, to provide for the manner of appointment of persons to be Senior Counsel, to provide for matters relating to clinical negligence actions, and to provide for related matters.