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Law Society Of Ireland
The Law Society of Ireland () is a professional body established on 24 June 1830 and is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the Solicitor, solicitors' profession in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As of 2020, the Law Society had over eleven thousand solicitor members, a staff of 150 and an annual turnover of over €30m. It is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland's capital city. Under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015, the Law Society exercises functions in relation to the education, admission, enrolment, discipline and regulation of the solicitors' profession. It is the professional body for its solicitor members, to whom it also provides services and support. Relationship with the Law Society of Northern Ireland Prior to the partition of Ireland, solicitors in what became Northern Ireland were regulated by the Law Society of Ireland. They are now regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Five seats on the Council of the Law Society of Ireland are reserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but since the 14th century have only been used in place of private acts to grant a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organisations such as boroughs (with municipal charters), university, universities, and learned society, learned societies. Charters should be distinguished from royal warrant of appointment, royal warrants of appointment, grant of arms, grants of arms, and other forms of letters patent, such as those granting an organisation the right to use the word "royal" in their name or granting city status in the United Kingdom, city status, which do not have legislative effect. The British monarchy list of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Peart (judge)
Michael Peart is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2019 and a Judge of the High Court from 2002 to 2014. Early life Peart attended Glenstal Abbey and obtained a BCL degree from University College Dublin. Following his education at the Law Society of Ireland, he was admitted as a solicitor in 1970. He worked at Pearts Solicitors with a speciality in litigation. He represented Bula Mines in litigation against Tara Mine which frequently reached the Supreme Court of Ireland. He is a bencher of the King's Inns. Judicial career He was appointed a High Court judge in 2002. He was the first Solicitor appointed to the High Court. He presided over cases in the High Court involving criminal law, judicial review, personal injuries, immigration law and commercial law. Peart became a Judge of the Court of Appeal in October 2014 upon its establishment. In the Court of Appeal, he delivered judgments on appeals involving defamation, judicial rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelanda sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdomcovering the remaining sixth). It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islands by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Heron
(Mary) Dorothea Heron (19 August 1896 9 October 1960), was the first woman to be admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland. Biography Mary Dorothea Heron was born in County Dublin on 19 August 1896. Her father, James Heron, was the county surveyor and her mother was a university graduate. Heron attended Victoria College and graduated from Queen's University Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ... with a bachelor of Arts in classics followed by law (B.A., LLB). She became indentured to her uncle Thomas Heron of Belfast, on 7 February 1920. Because of the partition of Ireland which took place on 1 October 1921 Heron practiced in the North although she was one of the last to qualify to practice on both sides of the Irish border. In January 1923 Heron came sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothea Heron Graduating In 1921
Dorothea, also spelt Dorothee (German), Dorothée (French), and Dorotea, is a female given name from Greek (Dōrothéa) meaning "god's gift". In English it is more commonly spelt Dorothy. People with this name include: Aristocracy * Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670–1748), Duchess of Parma * Dorotea Gonzaga (1449–1468), Duchess consort of Milan * Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1591–1617), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg * Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1676–1731), last Countess of Hanau * Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1587–1609), Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage * Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (1574–1617), Duchess of Saxe-Weimar * Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1654–1682), German princess * Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674–1713), Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen * Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607–1634), Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst * Dorothea of Brandenburg (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Houlihan
Michael Houlihan is a prominent Irish solicitor, Businessman and former President of the Law Society of Ireland. He is noted for his achievements in promoting the development of the south-west region of Ireland. Born in Ennis, County Clare, from a distinguished legal family, he was educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea, and the Law Society of Ireland. He was Chairman of Shannon Free Airport Development Company, a Government established regional development body to promote Shannon Airport and the Shannon Region of Ireland. He was chairman of Shannon Regional Tourism Board until June 2013. He is an Honorary Member of the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is a member of the International Bar Association and a former chairman of the Litigation Division of the Association. He is a former member of the Board of The Ireland Funds. He is a former member of the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick and was Chair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gamble
Charles George Gamble (1868 – 9 February 1934) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer. He was a member of the short-lived Senate of Southern Ireland. Life Gamble was the eldest son of Major George Francis Gamble and Florence Johnston. He was educated in law at Trinity College Dublin and became a solicitor and partner in the firm of Carruthers & Gamble of Fleet Street, Dublin. He was a Justice of the Peace for County Dublin. He was on the standing committee of the Representative Church Body of the Church of Ireland and was elected President of the Law Society of Ireland The Law Society of Ireland () is a professional body established on 24 June 1830 and is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the Solicitor, solicitors' profession in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As of 2020, the Law Society ha ... in 1920. In 1921, Gamble was appointed to the Senate of Southern Ireland; he attended both of the two meetings of the house before its dissolution. Writing He was the aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Ireland
There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Irish language, Irish word for this territorial division, , meaning "fifth part", suggests that there were once five, and at times Kingdom of Meath, Meath has been considered to be the fifth province. In the medieval period, however, there were often more than five. The number of provinces and their delimitation fluctuated until 1610, when they were permanently set by the English administration of James VI and I, James I. The provinces of Ireland no longer serve administrative or political purposes but function as historical and cultural entities. Etymology In modern Irish language, Irish, the word for province is (pl. ). The modern Irish term derives from the Old Irish (pl. ) which literally meant "a fifth". This term appears in 8th-century law texts such as and in the legendary tales of the Ulster Cycle where it refers to the five kingdoms of the "Pentarchy". MacNeill enumerates the five earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northumbria University
Northumbria University (legally the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) is a Public research university, public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877. Northumbria University is primarily based within City Campus located in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre and at Coach Lane campus on the outskirts of the city centre, London and Amsterdam. It is organised into four faculties—Arts, Design and Social Sciences; Business and Law; Engineering and Environment, and Health and Life Sciences. Northumbria University has approximately 38,300 students. According to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, Northumbria University was rated 23rd in the UK for research power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted). This determines how much funding is awarded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Eagar
Robert Eagar is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2023. Early life Eagar was educated at University College Dublin from where he graduated with a BCL degree in 1977. He attended the Law Society of Ireland and was added to the Roll of Solicitors in 1978. Legal career He began his career as a solicitor at the Office of the Chief State Solicitor, a constituent part of the Office of the Attorney General, working there until 1984. In 1982, he was involved in proceedings in the Circuit Court involving a licensing request by the owner of the Stardust nightclub. He was the prosecuting solicitor in a case against Vinnie Doyle and the ''Irish Independent'' for a breach of the Official Secrets Act. He joined the law firm of Garrett Sheehan in 1984, becoming a partner in 1995. His expertise as a solicitor was in criminal law, extradition, asylum law, human rights law and child law. He has represented an anti-war activist convicted of damage t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Binchy
Donald Binchy (born 1963) is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since March 2020. He previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2020. He formerly practiced as a solicitor, and was the President of the Law Society of Ireland between 2011 and 2012. Early life and education Binchy was born in Waterford in 1963, but is from Clonmel in County Tipperary. His father Don, was a solicitor who was the President of the Law Society of Ireland from 1990 to 1991. He attended Clongowes Wood College and received a BCL degree from University College Dublin in 1984. He qualified as a solicitor from the Law Society in 1987 and spent two years practising at a commercial firm in Dublin, Cawley, Sheerin, Wynne, practising in the areas of funds and re-insurance law. He subsequently joined the firm founded by his grandfather, Binchy Solicitors, in Clonmel. He was appointed solicitor to Clonmel Corporation in 1995. In his practice, he specialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Barrett (judge)
Max Barrett (born 1971) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court (Ireland), High Court since January 2014. Legal career Barrett is a graduate in law from Trinity College Dublin, holds a first class MA in Competition Law from King's College London, a PhD in law from the University of Salford (where he also won a full scholarship) and is an accredited Arbitration, arbitrator. He also holds a first-class honours MA in literature from Dublin City University. Barrett trained as a solicitor with McCann FitzGerald, qualifying in 2001. He subsequently worked as a solicitor in Appleby (law firm), Bailhache Labesse, Bank of Ireland and as Head of Legal in Rabobank (Ireland), Rabobank. He became Head of Legal at Danske Bank (Ireland), Danske Bank Ireland in 2007. Following the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank in 2010, he was appointed company secretary, a role he continued in its successor Irish Bank Resolution Corporation until 2012. He was Head of Legal at SEB G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
