Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011
Public bill · Government · Presented
The Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 would create an independent authority to regulate solicitors and barristers, inspect their work, protect client money and handle complaints, supported by a new disciplinary tribunal with powers to impose penalties or recommend suspension or removal from practice. It would make legal fees clearer by requiring upfront cost information, itemised bills and an independent process for challenging charges, while allowing new legal partnerships and multi-professional practices. The reforms aim to improve consumer protection, competition, accountability and access to reasonably priced legal services.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the regulation of the provision of legal services, to provide for the establishment of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, to provide for the establishment of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal to make determinations as to misconduct by legal practitioners, to provide for new structures in which legal practitioners may provide services together or with others, to provide for the establishment of a roll of practising barristers, to provide for reform of the law relating to the charging of costs by legal practitioners and the system of the assessment of costs relating to the provision of legal services, to provide for the manner of appointment of persons to be Senior Counsel, and to provide for related matters
Last updated 13 April 2018
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- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Motions Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: From the Seanad Dáil
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: From the Seanad (Resumed) Dáil
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage Seanad
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Dáil
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage Dáil
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
- Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Financial Resolution Dáil