Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society of Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Sep, 2025 to 31 Dec, 2025

Specific Details Convention in relation to the Protection of the Lawyer into domestic law.

Intended results To advance the Law Society's understanding in relation to when measures will be introduced to incorporate the Convention in relation to the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer into domestic law.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Hunt

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 (1)

To advance the Law Society's understanding in relation to when measures will be introduced to incorporate the Convention in relation to the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer into domestic law.

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.

Barry Ward TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jim O'Callaghan Minister (Department of Justice)