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Website. www .lawsociety .ie. The Law Society of Ireland ( Irish: Dlí-Chumann na hÉireann) is a professional body established on 24 June 1830 and is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the solicitors' profession in Ireland. As of 2020, the Law Society had over eleven thousand solicitor members, a staff of 150 and an annual ...
The Bar of Ireland ( Irish: Barra na hÉireann) is the professional association of barristers for Ireland, with over 2,000 members. [1] It is based in the Law Library, with premises in Dublin and Cork. It is governed by the General Council of the Bar of Ireland, commonly called the Bar Council of Ireland, which was established in 1897.
The Honorable Society of King's Inns [a] ( Irish: Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí) is the "Inn of Court" for the Bar of Ireland. Established in 1541, King's Inns is Ireland's oldest school of law and one of Ireland's significant historical environments. The Benchers of King's Inns award the degree of barrister-at-law necessary to qualify as a ...
The law of the Republic of Ireland consists of constitutional, statutory, and common law. The highest law in the State is the Constitution of Ireland, from which all other law derives its authority. The Republic has a common-law legal system with a written constitution that provides for a parliamentary democracy based on the British ...
Law society. A law society is an association of lawyers with a regulatory role that includes the right to supervise the training, qualifications, and conduct of lawyers. Where there is a distinction between barristers and solicitors, solicitors are regulated by the law societies and barristers by a separate bar council .
The Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland, commonly known as the Law Society of Northern Ireland, is a professional body established by Royal Charter granted on 10 July 1922 and whose powers and duties are to regulate the solicitors' profession in Northern Ireland with the aim of protecting the public.
1967 (age 56–57) Nationality. Irish. Alma mater. University College Dublin. Law Society of Ireland. Trinity College Dublin. Claire Loftus (born 1967 [2]) is an Irish solicitor and civil servant who was the Director of Public Prosecutions between 2011 and 2021.
Education. Glenstal Abbey School. Alma mater. University College Dublin. Trinity College Dublin. Law Society of Ireland. King's Inns. Tony O'Connor is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since October 2015. He began his legal career as a commercial solicitor, before becoming a barrister in 1991.