First CPD is a new website for Irish Lawyers providing CPD online. The concept of obtaining CPD online has only just been approved by the Irish Law Society and even now it only allows 2 of the 10 hours requirement to be obtained online. However, Irish independent publisher Bart Daly, who runs First Law, which was the first company to provide online legal material in Ireland, is now taking a leading role in the new CPD company and he is well placed to do so.

He is working with a global provider or e-learning solutions, Prime Learning, to offer these courses. Initial courses include Employment Law, Judicial Review and Tort. Courses for accountants are also available.

The Law Society of Ireland has entered into a contract with First Law and Prime Learning Ltd for the purposes of designing and producing these e-learning courses.

For further information contact Bart Daly at BartDaly@firstlaw.ie.

Delia Venables is joint editor of this Newsletter.