Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Rules of the Superior Courts

Intended results To reform Order 94 of the Rules of the Superior Courts, insofar as it relates to internal processing and procedures relating to infringement of IP rights and other matters

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ken Murphy, Director General

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.

Email (2-5)

The Rules of the Superior Courts, available online at http://www.courts.ie/rules.nsf/SuperiorRules?OpenView, set out the procedural requirements on legal practitioners, and of the courts, in order to progress various classes of litigation.

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.

Noel Rubotham Head of Directorate (The Courts Service)