Law Society of Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Law Society 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 Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011

Intended results To assist in a practical and informed policy debate on the future reform of the legal professions and services.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Director General, Mr. Ken Murphy, Registrar of Solicitors and Director of Regulation, Mr. John Elliot, Practice Regulation Manager, Ms. Sorcha Hayes

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)

This return excludes the communications with Designated Public Officials on matters of a purely technical nature and those that relate to implementation. The Society made itself available to supply factual information to officials during the drafting and consideration of various provisions. As a regulator, the Society was statutorily obliged to assist officials from the Department. In mid October, the Society communicated a composite overview of issues arising from the draft legislation, which were almost exclusively of a technical and factual nature. The document outlined what modifications were likely to arise and be required in respect of the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011, following passage of the Legal Services Regulation Bill.

Meeting (1)

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)

Frances Fitzgerald Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)