Law Society CPD Learning Management Hub

This series explores topics on improving physical health and mental well-being. 

This series contains the past recordings of our annual Law Society Skillnet Wellbeing Summit webinars. Every year the summit covers new topics in the area of wellbeing within the legal profession.

Course Description: Regulation Matters (Cybersecurity and banking)

This course from the 2025 series is focused on cybersecurity and banking. The 1-hour seminar outlines recent trends in cyberattacks and suggests approaches to help reduce your risk. Expert speakers from Bank of Ireland and the Law Society Regulation Department address practical aspects of cybersecurity and banking from a risk management perspective.

CPD: 1 hour client care and professional standards by elearning

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• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.
• If you have paid and not received your enrolment key or cannot find the email, please email professionaltraining@lawsociety.ie and they will send you the key.
• If you have not paid for this training, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course.
  

Take advantage of this targeted training to enhance your regulatory knowledge and skills while earning CPD hours!

This one-hour training session is part of the Regulation Matters series and focuses on regulatory requirements and best practice when taking on new clients and when closing down files. The one-hour recording will provide you with a user-friendly guide to keeping your files in good order from cradle to grave, reducing scope for issues at inspection. The webinar was recorded on 23 May 2025.

CPD: 1 hour client care and professional standards by elearning

The fee for this course is €65.

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• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.
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This course demonstrates the importance to legislative drafting of ‘upstream’ processes such as legislative planning, policymaking and the emergence of regulatory reform and regulatory management policies to improve the quality of policymaking and legislation. Equally, it demonstrates the importance of ‘downstream’ activities such as law reform, statute law revision, and consolidation of legislation.

The fee for this course is €230

Module 1: An Overview of Legislative Drafting

• An overview of the context for legislative drafting

• An overview of the three broad approaches to legislative drafting globally

Module 2: The Process of Legislative Drafting

• A detailed look at the process of legislative drafting

Module 3: An overview of the policies developed over the last 30 years

• An overview of the policies developed over the last 30 years to improve the quality of legislation.

• These include work by the OECD, the World Bank, and other international organisations to develop Better Regulation policies.

Enrolment Information:

• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.

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Law Society Skillnet in collaboration with Arbitration Ireland bring you this overview of international disputes involving energy (one of the most important fields of international commercial and Investor-State arbitration), looking specifically at disputes in industries such as electricity and gas. Expert speakers outline the context in which disputes arise and explore relevant cases and case-studies of interest. The seminar was recorded on 16 June 2025.

Topics include:

• An introduction to the specificities of energy arbitration, and its importance.
• Case studies and principles within the field of energy disputes involving electricity (including renewables, solar energy and wind energy).
• Case studies and principles within the field of energy disputes involving fossil fuels (specifically natural gas) in the context of pricing, trading and other aspects.

The fee for International Arbitration: Energy in Focus is €95 and completing the course will give you 2 hours CPD General by elearning.

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• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.

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• If you have not paid for this course, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course

Law Society Skillnet in collaboration with Arbitration Ireland and the Law Society Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee bring you a suite of courses accessible via this International Arbitration in Ireland Hub. The Hub focuses exclusively on international arbitration, enabling individuals to upskill and increase their knowledge in this area. The overall aim of the Hub is to support the growth, competitiveness and sustainability of Irish legal practitioners - especially junior practitioners - in the area of international arbitration.

The International Arbitration in Ireland Hub gives you access to 6 different courses, as described below.

The fee for the International Arbitration in Ireland Hub is €110.

Courses included in the Hub:

1. Current Challenges and New Opportunities for International Arbitration in Ireland
   This seminar allows practitioners to build on their knowledge and skills in international arbitration. Discussing key topics, experienced practitioners and expert speakers give practical insights into the challenges and opportunities for international arbitration in Ireland.
   CPD Hours: 2 General (by eLearning)
2. International Arbitration in Ireland: The Arbitration Agreement – Procedure and Practice
   This training will give practitioners a detailed understanding of the importance of the arbitration agreement as the jurisdictional cornerstone of the arbitral process; the legal requirements for a valid agreement; and best practice in drafting agreements.
   CPD Hours: 2 General (by eLearning)
3. An Introduction to Ad hoc and Institutional Arbitration Topics and Issues
   This seminar explores the practical and practitioner-specific elements of international arbitration, providing an overview of the two principal forms of international commercial arbitration - ad hoc arbitration and arbitral institutions - comparing  and contrasting both regimes.
   CPD Hours: 1.5 General (by eLearning)
4. Institutional Arbitration – ICC Arbitration
   This seminar takes the audience through a detailed overview of the practice and procedure of the world’s most used international arbitral institution - the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The speakers describe the full lifecycle of an arbitration case and share practical insights to aid participants’ practice of international arbitration.
   CPD Hours: 2 General (by eLearning)
5. International Arbitration in Ireland - Enforcement, Challenge & Set-Aside of Arbitration Awards in Ireland
   This seminar focuses on the practical and practitioner-specific aspects of court proceedings in enforcing or challenging arbitral awards in Ireland. The three elements of enforcement, challenge & set-aside are dealt with so as to: (i) create a depth of knowledge about the workings of the Arbitration Act 2010 and other relevant legislation before the Irish Superior Courts, and (ii) allow attendees to use any lessons learned in the session in the future provision of services for clients seeking to enforce or challenge arbitral awards.
   CPD Hours: 2 General (by eLearning)
6. London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) – What You Need To Know
   This seminar takes the audience through the most important elements of practice and procedure of the LCIA. The speakers from the institution describe the lifecycle of an LCIA arbitration case, explain the organisation of the institution and the division of procedural functions, describe the application of the LCIA Arbitration Rules through important procedural milestones and discuss recent experience, trends and insights.
   CPD Hours: 2 General by eLearning

Enrolment Information:

• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.

• If you have paid and not received your enrolment key or cannot find the email, please email lspt@lawsociety.ie and they will send you the key.

• If you have not paid for this course, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course

Enrolment Information:

• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.

• If you have paid and not received your enrolment key or cannot find the email, please email lspt@lawsociety.ie and they will send you the key.

If you have not paid for this course, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course

Enrolment Information:

• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.

• If you have paid and not received your enrolment key or cannot find the email, please email lspt@lawsociety.ie and they will send you the key.

If you have not paid for this course, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course

• an overview of the rules and principles of contract interpretation, and
• examples of the practical application of those rules and principles in contract disputes.

Enrolment Information:

• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.

• If you have paid and not received your enrolment key or cannot find the email, please email lspt@lawsociety.ie and they will send you the key.

If you have not paid for this course, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course

Enrolment Information:

• If you have paid and received your enrolment key from Law Society Professional Training, please enter your key below.
• If you have paid and not received your enrolment key or cannot find the email, please email lspt@lawsociety.ie and they will send you the key.
• If you have not paid for this training, please follow this link to the Law Society website where you can purchase the course.