Regulatory information

Last updated 15 October 2026

This page sets out the information a firm of solicitors is required to make available to clients and visitors, together with the professional rules under which the firm practises.

The firm

Robert Emmet Bourke & Co. Solicitors, incorporating Philip Kelly & Co., is a firm of solicitors practising at 29 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 NN27, Ireland. The firm can be contacted by telephone on +353 1 567 7320 and by email at info@reb.ie.

The firm's VAT registration number is IE7578640B.

Regulation

The firm and each of its solicitors are regulated by the Law Society of Ireland, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2015. The professional title of solicitor is conferred in Ireland. The Society's regulations and the professional conduct rules that apply to solicitors are published at www.lawsociety.ie.

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority, established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, regulates the provision of legal services in Ireland and deals with complaints about legal practitioners. Information on its complaints procedure is published at www.lsra.ie.

Robert Bourke is a Notary Public, enrolled with the Faculty of Notaries Public in Ireland, and notarial work is carried out under the rules of that body.

Professional indemnity insurance

The firm maintains professional indemnity insurance as required by the Solicitors Acts and the Law Society's Professional Indemnity Insurance Regulations. The firm's insurer is CNA Insurance Company (Europe) S.A. and the policy covers the firm's practice in Ireland. Details of the cover are available on request.

Client monies

Client monies, including funds held in escrow, are held in client accounts operated in accordance with the Solicitors Accounts Regulations and are subject to the Law Society's compensation fund arrangements.

Anti money laundering

As a designated person under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Acts 2010 to 2021, the firm is obliged to verify the identity of its clients and, where relevant, their beneficial owners, and to retain that information. We will tell you what is needed at the outset of any matter.

Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with any aspect of the firm's service, please raise it first with the solicitor handling your matter or with Robert Bourke as Principal. A complaint that cannot be resolved within the firm may be made to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority.