Co. Dublin · Leinster
Every solicitor we list in Dublin, across all practice areas. Firms here practise under Irish law — check each one on the Law Society of Ireland register before instructing.
Nora Lillis · Partner, Private Client
20 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 FP64
Advises private clients and family businesses on wills, trusts, probate, succession planning and capacity matters. Former chair of the Law Society's Probate, Administration and Trusts Committee and of STEP Ireland.
Matthew de Courcy · Partner, Family Law
31-33 Usher's Quay, Dublin 8, D08 E4YD
Partner who leads the firm's family law department, handling child and family law matters; he also practises criminal law. Qualified in Ireland in 2010 and also qualified in England and Wales.
Most national legal bodies are in Dublin: the Four Courts on Inns Quay (High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court), the Probate Office at Phoenix House in Smithfield, the Workplace Relations Commission at Lansdowne House in Ballsbridge, and ISD's immigration Registration Office on Burgh Quay.
Nora Lillis at Gartlan Furey LLP focuses on wills & probate work, and the firm also covers property. Matthew de Courcy at KOD Lyons focuses on family work, and the firm also covers immigration, employment, personal injury.
The Republic of Ireland has its own legal system. The District Court deals with smaller civil claims (up to €15,000) and most family applications such as maintenance, access and safety orders. The Circuit Court hears claims up to €75,000 (€60,000 for personal injuries) plus divorce and judicial separation, and the High Court deals with larger cases. Solicitors are on the Roll kept by the Law Society of Ireland, and complaints go to the LSRA.
Grants of probate for Dublin are issued by the Probate Office, Phoenix House, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (covers Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow). Probate offices
The WRC's Dublin office is at Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. Complaints are made online, usually within six months. Workplace Relations Commission
The nearest Legal Aid Board centre for Dublin is several Dublin law centres, including Smithfield, Chancery Street, Dolphin House and Jervis Street. Legal aid is means-tested. More free legal help
Court details from the Courts Service of Ireland; hearing dates and venues are in the Legal Diary. Most cases settle without a hearing — your solicitor will tell you if you need to attend.
The Courts Service lists Four Courts, Phoenix House, Smithfield, Dolphin House, Áras Uí Dhálaigh for Dublin. Small claims and most family applications start in the District Court; bigger civil claims, divorce and judicial separation go to the Circuit Court.
For Dublin, probate applications go to the Probate Office, Phoenix House, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (covers Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow).
Complaints are made online to the Workplace Relations Commission. The WRC's Dublin office is at Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. The usual time limit is six months.
To practise in Ireland a solicitor must be on the Roll of Solicitors kept by the Law Society of Ireland and hold a current practising certificate. You can search any solicitor or firm on the Law Society's Find a Solicitor register. Complaints about a solicitor's services or conduct go to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). Lawvoo lists firms from the details they publish themselves — check the register before you instruct a firm.
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