eLicensing

eLicensing

CSOL (Courts Service On-Line) is the primary channel for the creation, payment and service of licensing applications to the Courts. eLicensing online was launched nationwide for all legal firms on 3 July 2020 via CSOL (Courts Service On-Line).

eLicensing is the most efficient and convenient way to manage Licensing applications to the Court. Support with using the system is available at [email protected].

Legal firms are required to register in three simple steps on www.CSOL.ie to use this online service. Further information on the registration process can be found below under the ‘Registration’ section. Once a Legal Firm is registered and account activated, Legal firms can lodge, pay, serve Notice Parties and track applications for licensing matters online and collect their licensing Court Orders.

To see the licensing applications available on CSOL, please click Licences on CSOL Online Applications 2024

A comprehensive overview of the eLicensing system is portrayed below including a series of instructional videos. Click here for a video overview of the eLicensing system.

Scroll down for further information and instructional videos.

To see further details on District Court Licensing applications, please click District Court Licensing Applications

Registration

To lodge a licensing application online, legal firms must register their firm on Courts Service Online (CSOL) by creating a Legal Practice Admin User account (LPAU). This registration is a once-off process. Once registered, the Legal Practice Admin User can create additional users for their firm with varying levels of access.

CSOL is the primary distribution channel for all licensing court orders, and therefore your registration on CSOL for Legal Firms is required to collect your licensing court orders.

Click here for the instructional video on the legal firm registration process.

Step 1 – Create account

www.csol.ie

• Create an account for your firm using the CSOL website.
• Click on the ‘I’m new to CSOL’ button, or the ‘Create Account’ option at the top of the screen.
• Select ‘Legal Firm Account’ from the dropdown and enter the relevant details.

Please note:

• Google Chrome must be used to access CSOL.
• An individual’s email address must be used to register (e.g. [email protected]).
• Generic email addresses (e.g. [email protected]) cannot be used. Exceptions can only be made if CASU confirms that the account holder is the only person with access to that email address.

Step 2 – Manual documentation for registration

The Legal Practice Admin User downloads and prints the following documentation:

• Signed Legal Firm headed paper
• Copy of current Practising Cert
• Signed Application Form – downloaded from CSOL
• Direct Debit Mandate – downloaded from CSOL
• Signed Terms and Conditions – downloaded from CSOL

The above documents must be signed and sent to:

To expedite the registration process, the required registration documents can also be emailed to [email protected], followed by the manual documents by post.

Step 3 – Activate Firm / Office Account

• When the documentation is received by the Courts Service, an email with an activation link will issue to the email address provided.
• The administrator in the firm/office follows the instructions in the email, clicks the link provided and activates their firm/office account on CSOL.
• The administrator will have full access and responsibility on CSOL to create and manage additional user accounts for their firm. It is recommended that there is a minimum of 2 Legal Practice Admin User accounts in each Legal Firm.

Click to see an image explaining the different types of account types

Benefits

The significant benefits for practitioners using CSOL for managing licensing applications to the Court are:

• Complete the entire licensing application process online – create application, list for Court, service notice parties, pay application fee (court fee & excise fee).
• Case tracking and online management of applications from creation to collection of order, with full visibility of progress.
• 24/7 remote access to licensing applications.
• eService on notice parties, so no requirement to complete declarations of service to the court for online applications.
• Court Orders available electronically once perfected by the court office.
• Secure online payments supported by internal authorisation processes.
• Online eRegisters for searching licensed premises.
• Cost and time savings for solicitor offices.

Online instructional videos

View the necessary instructional videos below which must be viewed prior to registering for or using CSOL:

• Overview of eLicensing
• Legal firm registration process
• Creating and Managing additional user accounts for your firm
• Activating user accounts on CSOL
• Searching the eRegister
• Registering and activating a Notice Party User Account
• Functions and features of a Notice Party User Account
• District Court – Gaming Application
• District Court – Lottery Application
• District Court – Music and Singing Application
• District Court – Annual Dance Licence Application
• District Court – Club Renewal Application
• District Court – Special Exemption Order Application
• District Court – Occasional Licence Application

Benefits

The significant benefits for practitioners using CSOL for managing Licensing application to the Court are:

• Complete the entire licensing application process online – create application, list for Court, service notice parties, pay application fee (court fee & excise fee)
• Case tracking and online management of application to the court from creation of case to collection of order.  Ability to track the journey of an application through the court process.
• Remotely access all your licensing applications 24/7
• eService on notice party so no requirement to complete declarations of service to the court for on-line applications
• Court Orders available electronically through the system once perfected on the system by the court office
• Secure online payments supported by internal authorisation processes
• Online eRegisters for searching licensed premises
• Cost and time savings for solicitor offices

Support & FAQs

Support for registration or for general use of CSOL is available by emailing [email protected].

eLicensing Pilot – Frequently Asked Questions

Points to note

• When registering for a Legal Practice Admin user account, you must only use an individual’s email address (e.g. [email protected]).
• This is a once-off process per firm – your firm is removed from the drop-down list once registration has commenced.
• The Legal firm must create a Legal Practice Admin user account on CSOL to set up the firm’s account. This account can then be used to create all other CSOL user accounts for that firm.