Council of The Bar of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Council of The Bar of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Review of amendments to the Legal Services Regulation Bill

Intended results To achieve clarity on the composition of the Bill

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ciara Murphy

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

A meeting to review amendments to the Legal Services Regulation Bill

Email (2-5)

Provision of information on Professional Indemnity Insurance Group Scheme for members of the Law Library Provision of information on disciplinary procedures and sanctions for members of the Law Library

Phone call (2-5)

Updates on status of legislation

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Conan McKenna Assistant Secretary (Department of Justice and Equality)