Striking criminal barristers demand ‘binding commitment’ over reversal of legal-aid fee cutsCriminal courts’ business is halted for the second time this month after barristers withdraw their servicesMon Jul 15 2024 - 12:30
Report into governance scandal at Independent News & Media to be given to High Court within days Investigation into data breach and other matters could go before court next weekSat Jul 13 2024 - 06:00
Planning law must not frustrate housing objectives, Attorney General tells lawyers Conference told of ‘groundbreaking work’ by new planning court amid 145% increase in planning cases since October 2022Fri Jul 12 2024 - 16:35
Senior counsel Seán Guerin elected Bar council chairmanProfession facing ‘significant’ change along with social, political and economic pressuresWed Jul 10 2024 - 20:16
Retired Supreme Court judge Hugh Geoghegan remembered at funeral Mass as man ‘of boundless curiosity’Judge’s ‘only regret in life’ was that he did not meet his wife sooner, congregation toldWed Jul 10 2024 - 18:07
Two out of three complaints made against lawyers last year alleged misconduct Regulator upheld just 111 of 1,432 complaints finalised in 2023, with half found inadmissibleWed Jul 10 2024 - 00:01
Criminal courts grind to a halt as barristers strike over legal aid feesTwo out of three criminal barristers leave after six years as recession-era pay cuts stay in placeTue Jul 09 2024 - 12:18
Criminal barristers strike: Legal aid earnings range from €27 a day to €773,000 a yearIndustrial action will take place on Tuesday, on July 15th and on July 24thTue Jul 09 2024 - 06:00
Minister accepts compensation proposals for catastrophically injured plaintiffsMinister to introduce regulations aimed at ensuring payments meet lifetime care needsMon Jul 08 2024 - 22:18
Taxi driver Raymond Shorten to be sentenced for rape of seven-year-old girl days after her mother’s funeral Shorten separately facing sentence for rapes of two young women on different dates in 2022Mon Jul 08 2024 - 12:25
Retired Supreme Court judge Hugh Geoghegan dies aged 86 Father of Dublin Lord Mayor James Geoghegan came from family steeped in lawMon Jul 08 2024 - 11:53
Domestic violence sentencing changes adopted Judges have ‘divergent’ approach to sentencing but are motivated to adopt approaches to protect victims, notes reportMon Jul 08 2024 - 06:00
Operation of privacy rule in family law cases to be examined by new independent studyParents with direct experience of family courts asked to take part in anonymous online surveyMon Jul 08 2024 - 00:01
Judges ‘in despair’ over shortage of suitable places for children in careLack of places ‘risks collapsing the care system’, says Child Law ProjectMon Jul 08 2024 - 00:00
Man made death threats, claimed he would throw acid in ex-partner’s face, judge toldMother secures barring orders against two adult sons, in their 30s, who ‘have been drug addicts for years’Sun Jul 07 2024 - 06:00
Judge slams failure by Tusla to notify courts of children in care with no social workerOne child has had no allocated social worker since 2019, judge notesThu Jul 04 2024 - 07:00
Declan O’Callaghan: No end in sight as saga of suspended solicitor continues Law Society awaiting tribunal inquiry into matters surrounding solicitor Declan O’CallaghanTue Jul 02 2024 - 18:41
Solicitor Declan O’Callaghan should be struck off for professional misconduct, tribunal findsFinal decision on fate of Declan O’Callaghan will be made by High CourtTue Jul 02 2024 - 14:24
One of two women raped by taxi driver says she got taxi ‘to be safe’ but suffered ‘worst nightmare’Second victim was a virgin when ‘predator’ taxi driver raped her, court toldMon Jul 01 2024 - 14:02
The 1950s Dublin pre-nup that made global headlines Tilson case decision by the Supreme Court in 1950 relating to the care of three children in a mixed-religion marriage was widely misinterpreted by the public as an enforcement of the Catholic Church’s Ne Temere decreeSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Lawyers strike gold as Russia’s plane seizures spark lucrative litigation in DublinLegal action over valuable leased aircraft stranded in Russia generating €1 million in brief fees – plus €6,000 a day – for top commercial lawyersFri Jun 21 2024 - 13:00
‘Adversarial’ approach to clinical negligence contributing to State bill of €4.1bn Clinical negligence claims system ‘not fit for purpose’ and needs urgent reform, conference toldWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
Supreme Court decision on phone data admissibility may be fatal blow to Graham Dwyer appeal Dwyer made similar, not identical, arguments in appeal against murder convictionMon Jun 17 2024 - 17:05
Supreme Court decision due today on phone metadata could affect Graham Dwyer appeal Seven-judge court will rule in separate case on appeal by man convicted of attempted murder of James ‘Mago’ GatelyMon Jun 17 2024 - 08:30
Doctor’s bankruptcy over €275,000 debt extended for seven years after failure to co-operateNadia Ahmed had not disclosed at least three bank accounts, High Court toldMon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
‘Fear of homelessness’: Why tenants do not vacate rental properties after receiving termination notices Landlord-tenant disputes adjudicated on by the Residential Tenancies Board lay bare the dearth of alternative accommodation and real-life consequences of the housing crisisFri Jun 14 2024 - 12:30
Suspended solicitor found guilty of professional misconduct over handling of land saleSolicitors Disciplinary Tribunal will next week decide sanction for Declan O’CallaghanFri Jun 14 2024 - 06:00
Mammoth aircraft insurance case to begin todayCase tied to aircraft worth $2.5bn stranded in Russia after Ukraine invasionTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
Alan Hynes bankruptcy extended by High Court to 10 years over ‘total’ non-co-operation with trusteeWexford businessman has still not provided information about his assets as required under Bankruptcy Act, judge saysMon Jun 10 2024 - 17:23
Former director of collapsed property development firm faces bankruptcy hearing over €1.85m debtStephane Fund was co-director with former rugby international Brendan Mullin of Bisvale DACMon Jun 10 2024 - 14:32
Woman claims ex-husband has threatened to stab her if she sells their former homeWoman in separate case claims adult son, who is ‘smoking weed’ and ‘getting crazier every day’, has threatened to kill herSun Jun 09 2024 - 06:00
Rose of Tralee festival company sued by investor over alleged shareholder oppressionHigh Court case is second taken by Richard Henggeler, father of a former Rose of Tralee contestantFri Jun 07 2024 - 12:45
Legal support needed for unaccompanied child migrants, pro-bono lawyers sayFlac says pro-bono legal services are ‘vital’ for access to justice but are ‘no substitute’ for an adequate legal aid systemFri Jun 07 2024 - 12:42
Joe Joyce: ‘Brilliant investigative reporter’, author and playwright dies aged 77Joyce was co-author of The Boss, about former taoiseach Charles Haughey’s time in government in 1982Thu Jun 06 2024 - 13:21
Landlord who evicted woman and her children before Christmas must pay more than €12,000Woman illegally evicted after rented house damaged by ex-partner during domestic violence assault, tribunal heardWed Jun 05 2024 - 17:55
Landlady to pay hundreds to tenants over ‘aggressive’ eviction that saw possessions thrown on street at 2am during winterStudent was in middle of Christmas exams when his possessions were thrown on footpath at about 2am, RTB toldWed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
Company linked to Marc Godart loses appeal over termination of its tenancy of Dublin propertyCork Street property wanted for family use, Residential Tenancies Board tribunal was toldWed Jun 05 2024 - 06:00
Landlord must pay tenant €11,654 over excess rent for apartment in Dublin rent pressure zoneMan was in tent for four years before he got apartment but Residential Tenancies Board says €1,400 monthly rent should have been €840Mon Jun 03 2024 - 13:00
Former judge jailed for sexual assaults was ‘manipulator of the highest order’, says survivorGerard O’Brien was a teacher at south Dublin school when offences were committedSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
International protection applicant helps rescue woman from river Liffey in Dublin city centreDublin Fire Brigade says three people taken from the water with no serious injuriesFri May 31 2024 - 22:03
Former Circuit Court judge Gerard O’Brien jailed for four yearsEx-teacher convicted of sexually assaulting six teenage boys and young men in the 1990sFri May 31 2024 - 13:01
Trial of law professor accused of fatal shooting is delayed until OctoberDiarmuid Phelan (55), of Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, Dublin 24 is charged with the murder of Keith Conlon (36) in February 2022Wed May 29 2024 - 16:34
Judge to be sentenced on Friday over sexual assaults on six young menGerard O’Brien resigned as Circuit Court judge last December after convictionWed May 29 2024 - 10:48
Judge queries Irish courts’ engagement with European human rights conventionIrish courts ‘will not creatively extend or amend existing legislation’, says Ms Justice Síofra O’LearyTue May 28 2024 - 19:24
Supreme Court hearings to be broadcast this year but extension to other courts ruled outChief Justice says Four Courts building is ‘beyond bursting point’ at event to mark centenary of independence of courtsTue May 28 2024 - 15:03
High Court to decide if insurer must pay over clifftop house left ‘unstable’ after partial cliff collapseDunmore East property is holiday home of the well-known Waterford family behind Ardkeen Quality Food StoreMon May 27 2024 - 19:00
Failure to disclose assets in family law cases can lead to costs penalties against parties, lawyers toldMan who engaged in ‘deceitful’ conduct ordered to pay estranged wife €160,000 in legal costsWed May 22 2024 - 05:30
Chief Justices to address World Bar Conference in Belfast and Dublin Climate change, AI and rule-of-law challenges are among key topics for discussion by more than 250 barristersThu May 16 2024 - 11:35
Woman’s 30-year ‘vendetta’ against brother over farm is ‘worst example of weaponisation’ of courtsLitigation was over ‘an everyday dispute that could happen to any family in Ireland’, High Court judge saysWed May 15 2024 - 12:35
Wolfe Tones lead singer sues RTÉ for defamation over comments made by Joe Duffy on Liveline Brian Warfield is represented by well-known libel solicitor Paul Tweed in the proceedingsWed May 15 2024 - 11:11
