Law Society of Ireland

Nuala Casey was admitted as a solicitor in 1977 and is a consultant solicitor with Daly Lynch Crowe and Morris. She has extensive experience in the area of Probate Practice. She is a consultant, tutor and internal examiner for the Professional Practice courses in the Law Society's Law School. She is editor and co-author of the Oxford University Press Conveyancing manual. Padriac Courtney qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has worked for the Law Society's Law School as a course manager, specialising in Probate and Taxation for over ten years, and holds the Law Society Diploma in Property Tax. Anne McKenna qualified as a solicitor in the Republic of Ireland in 1977 and Northern Ireland in 1989. Formerly with Daly Lynch Crowe and Morris, she now practices in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. She is a consultant and tutor on the Law Society's Law School Professional Practice Courses. Annette O'Connell currently holds the statutory position of Probate Officer in the Courts Service. A civil servant for the past twenty-nine years, she has worked in the Central Office of the High Court, the Taxing Masters' Office and the Probate Office. Anne Stephenson qualified as a solicitor in 1985. She is the principal of Stephenson Solicitors, a specialist practice providing an advisory service for solicitors and financial institutions in the area of Wills, Trusts, Probate, Administration of Estates and Tax Planning. She is a co-author of the Oxford University Press Conveyancing manual and Capital Taxation for Solicitors manual. She regularly contributes articles to various other publications, including the Law Society Gazette, the Parchment and the Tax Review.