Press release
Government grants Patents of Precedence
From Department of the Taoiseach
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From Department of the Taoiseach
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The government has approved the granting of Patents of Precedence and the title of Senior Counsel to the following Barristers and Solicitors.
Patents of Precedence are granted under the terms of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 by the government, on the advice of the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence.
The Advisory Committee consists of the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the High Court, the Attorney General, the Chairperson of the Bar Council, the President of the Law Society and a lay member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority nominated by the Minister for Justice.