Criminal appeal cases to be reheard after High Court judge falls ill in SpainAnthony Lyons appeal one of nine cases affected after Mr Justice Michael Hanna hospitalised in SpainWed Jan 22 2014 - 13:38
Poor box tradition gives judges discretion but not everyone agrees on its meritsPerception that wealthy defendants can buy their way out of a conviction persistsTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Poor box funds of €2 million shared among 700 charities and community groupsOxfam Ireland, Friends of St Patrick’s Hospital in Cork and Capuchin Day Centre largest beneficiariesTue Jan 21 2014 - 00:00
Kosovo aims to join EU within a decadeForeign minister sees Ireland as good role model for developmentFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Government to consider transfer of Law Society staff to new legal regulatorSolicitors’ body to retain some regulatory control under new version of BillThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
Easing of media ban in family and childcare courts comes into effectJudges retain right to exclude journalistsMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
State could save ’millions’ by transferring medical mishap claims to Injuries BoardFine Gael manifesto called for changeMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Shatter criticised for further delays on legal services Bill65-page document silent on controversial one-stop shops proposalThu Jan 09 2014 - 17:53
Coalition has scope to alter key parts of judiciaryMany questions remain over how new Court of Appeal will operateThu Jan 09 2014 - 01:00
Courts face ‘upheaval’ over key judicial vacanciesDepartures mean Government will have to make at least 15 new appointments this yearThu Jan 09 2014 - 00:00
Barristers paid €139 million for State work over decadeAsylum the busiest area of activity for Attorney General’s officeTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Not unusual for some barristers to make €500,000 from AG’s officeLawyers handling asylum cases handsomely rewardedTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Fewer than 950 sought asylum in the State last year, new figures showMinister for Justice Alan Shatter says work on new immigration law at ’advanced stage’Tue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Inside the Irish juryOur jury system – 12 ordinary citizens conversing in secret to decide a person’s guilt or innocence – sounds like a strange social experiment, yet it’s a cornerstone of our legal system. Does it work?Sat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
Marie Fleming dies after long battle with multiple sclerosisRight-to-die activist achieves final wish for ‘peaceful death’, says partner Tom CurranSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:07
Ruling on assisted suicide batted problem back to politiciansAnalysis: Gilmore says legislators must deal with issueSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
PSNI chief says dissidents have ’shifted tactics’ towards economic targetsNorth-South meeting focusses on security cooperationWed Dec 18 2013 - 01:12
Is there a better way of dealing with medical mistakes?A judge’s criticism has shone a spotlight on the sensitive area of medical negligenceTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Ireland in talks with international court on witness relocation schemeProsecutor says witness interference a major problemTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Inspector says influx of drugs into prisons a ‘major issue’Reports published into deaths of 12 people who were in custody or on temporary releaseMon Dec 16 2013 - 22:32
Legal regulator to cost €4m a yearGovernment says it is ‘more committed than ever’ to enacting proposals to reduce costs in the sectorMon Dec 16 2013 - 01:00
Child rapporteur warns of impact of High Court ruling on detentionRuling found all young offenders entitled to same remission as adultsSat Dec 14 2013 - 01:00
Man on IRA charges got fair trial, court rulesEuropean court finds Special Criminal Court trial did not violate man’s rightsFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Data retention interferes with privacy – European Court opinionJudges to begin deliberations in case taken by Irish advocacy groupFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
Shatter seeks AG’s advice on proposed overhaul of prostitution lawsOireachtas committee calling for law criminalising payment for sexThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:06
Revenue granted access to Irish residents’ Isle of Man accountsSupreme Court order will affect 140 former National Irish Bank customersThu Dec 12 2013 - 01:00
‘Small handful’ of solicitors should not cause public to lose trust in professionHigh Court president says solicitors have suffered significantly in recessionTue Dec 10 2013 - 22:26
African family withdraws challenge to direct provision schemeTest case was due to be heard in FebruaryTue Dec 10 2013 - 11:37
Property developer John Kelly rejects ‘scurrilous’ allegations by ex-solicitor Thomas ByrneKelly notes previous assertions by Byrne had been rejected by High Court in civil proceedingsTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:01
State Claims Agency in the spotlight over handling of sensitive medical casesAnalysis: the agency’s objective is to manage claims to ensure the State’s liability and other expenses are ‘contained at the lowest level achievable’Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
‘I’m not saying what he did was right . . . but I do think he was a victim’Former solicitor Thomas Byrne’s staff know he did wrong but feel his situation got out of controlSat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00
Ex-solicitor Byrne moves to Mountjoy to begin jail termFigures show 156 complaints made against one solicitor in the past yearWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
“There has been no acknowledgment that they have any responsibility for what he did”For Byrne’s victims, the collapse of his tower of cards set in motion a long, stressful – and expensive – sagaTue Dec 03 2013 - 06:34
Law Society faces questions after Byrne case reveals huge abuse of solicitor’s privileged positionTue Dec 03 2013 - 06:22
Thomas Byrne known as ‘Sebastian Hobart’ to cafe clientsFormer customers of Foam Cafe say he claimed to have returned to Dublin after working in fashionTue Dec 03 2013 - 04:00
Law Society says it acted swiftly in Thomas Byrne caseVictim says solicitors’ body is a ‘closed shop’Tue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Attorney General calls for review of white-collar crime lawMáire Whelan says it is ‘injurious to democracy’ if there is a perception that some offences go unpunishedThu Nov 28 2013 - 01:00
Legal sector plans will benefit banks and big business - Bar CouncilRemaining sections of long-delayed Legal Services Bill due to be published within weeksTue Nov 26 2013 - 01:00
Law firms see rise in revenue in past yearRevenues increased at 53% of firms in the past 12 monthsMon Nov 25 2013 - 01:00
Trawl of boomtime hubris shone unflattering light on ‘frenzied’ eraSuburban solicitor owned 50 houses and a fleet of BentleysTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:02
Law Society rejects claim it had accountant in Byrne’s practiceEx-solicitor found guilty on all 50 charges of theft and fraudTue Nov 19 2013 - 01:00
Thomas Byrne guilty on all 50 counts of fraud, theftFormer solicitor convicted in Dublin of stealing some €51.8 million in property loansMon Nov 18 2013 - 07:54
Same-sex couple make legal history with first civil partnership dissolutionMore than 1,000 same-sex couples have availed of partnershipMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Government planning changes to long-delayed legal services BillAmendments due to be tabled within weeksMon Nov 18 2013 - 01:00
Support groups call for free counselling for crime victimsNew Victims Rights Alliance formed to represent campaign organisationsFri Nov 15 2013 - 15:30
Former Anglo Irish executive charged with tax offencesTiarnan O’Mahoney accused of concealing account and obstructing Revenue officialFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:00
Former Anglo executive charged with tax offencesTiarnan O’Mahoney allegedly committed four breaches of Taxes Consolidation ActThu Nov 14 2013 - 16:41
Government nominates two new judgesJudge Catherine A Murphy appointed to Circuit Court and solicitor Deirdre Gearty appointed to District CourtWed Nov 13 2013 - 19:34
Byrne jury sent home after third day of deliberationsJury of seven men and five women has been considering their verdict for more than eleven hoursWed Nov 13 2013 - 16:30
Judge claims ‘improper interference’ in family law caseMr Justice Abbott refers to involvement of politician and judgeThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
