Law entrance exam challenge

Judgment has been reserved in a High Court case being taken by over 800 law students who are challenging a change in the Law …

Judgment has been reserved in a High Court case being taken by over 800 law students who are challenging a change in the Law Society's regulations which obliges them to sit entrance examinations.

The applicants are taking undergraduate law degrees in UCC, UCD, TCD, UCG and UL. The action is against the Law Society of Ireland and the Attorney General. The defendants claim the applicants are not entitled to the relief sought.

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