Legal Aid Board

Mother said legal aid was turned down because Housing Assistance Payment was classed as income

Some families of the 48 fire victims were told they did not meet criteria for legal aid system

Both had been fully vaccinated and tested in Israel but were still required to quarantine

Service has seen spike in domestic violence cases, family law issues since pandemic began

Nearly 3,500 women contacted a domestic violence service for the first time during the initial lockdown; is this lockdown any better?

Sweeping reforms aim to improve victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system

Minister confirms Hiqa will monitor direct provision centres under revised State system

Family home, maintenance and pension among the difficult issues to sort out

Word Perfect claims there was a breach of EU regulations on contracts

Judge asked lawyer to find expert who would operate within guidelines already there

‘All too common’ copying and pasting from affidavits criticised in personal insolvency cases

Parents could come to arrangements for alternative contact, including phone or video calls

If both parties agree, orders on visitation and maintenance can be altered

Chairman of Legal Aid Board says income thresholds for support should be reviewed

Ending direct provision and prosecuting hate speech among UN’s recommendations

Oireachtas committee report into State’s international protection system lists 43 recommendations

Review finds current requirements ‘too onerous’ for children aged 16 and 17

State needs to step in with guidance and support on maintenance, says lone parents’ organisation

Personal injury claimants who lose may still end up paying legal costs of the defendant

Legal Aid Board ruled its aid was only available to individuals and not companies

Geoffrey Shannon compares regime to ‘Rolls Royce’ system for commercial law

A great many people cannot afford to go to court because of the exorbitant amounts of money involved even for relatively straightforward cases

Claim by Law Society that ‘resilience and integrity’ of system is under threat

Case concerns supply of interpreters for immigration service and Legal Aid Board

Legal Aid Board conference hears of ‘Honda 50’ resourcing and ‘Rolls-Royce’ promises

Asylum seekers more likely to receive deportation orders in August when solicitors on leave, says lawyer

Policing will be put under pressure unless costs are tackled, new reviews claim

Tender evaluation test ‘perfectly justified’, rules High Court

Paul Kelly and wife Patricia are dependent on social welfare, High Court judge is told

High Court had lifted an automatic suspension on the awarding of State contract

Paschal Donohoe rules out special grant for workers to offset higher costs in the capital

Farrelly says much of narrative about charities is ‘unfair’, and they operate ‘in the gaps’

Fee of €150 ‘a significant challenge’ for people on low incomes and migrants, says FLAC

Rules said a solicitor representing more than one co-accused would only be paid once

Woman successfully fought an attempt to take her newborn baby into care

Donohue says extra funds to develop ‘modern police force’ and drive Garda reform

Heneghan’s resignation left Justice Kelly with ‘massive administrative headache’

‘High costs and outdated procedures’ deter many people from taking legal action

Department of Justice defends accommodation but promises it will be reviewed

Staff and volunteer lawyers provide vital service to those without the finance to access the courts