The Law Society of England and Wales has said a decision by its Irish counterpart in relation to practising certificates and Brexit will come as a “huge disappointment”. The practice of issuing practising certificates to solicitors outside Ireland “may create the erroneous impression that the society permits practice pursuant to the Irish practising certificate outside Ireland”, the society said. The Law Society of England and Wales said the change means thousands of England and Wales-qualified solicitors who invested in Irish practising certificates to protect their EU practising rights “appear to have wasted their money”. ‘Very disappointing’“To hear about this development through a release from the Law Society of Ireland’s website is very disappointing,” said David Greene, president of the Law Society of England and Wales. The change announced this week does not affect “solicitors qualified and practising in both Northern Ireland and Ireland”, the Law Society of Ireland said.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2020 21:11 UTC