Broadcast moratorium made no sense and had to go
Original motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had become
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Occupied Territories Bill will not become law before Dáil is dissolved
Bill banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine to be referred to Oireachtas committee in signal of intent
Micheál Martin to bring Occupied Territories Bill before Cabinet on Tuesday
Tánaiste says legislation may not be passed during Dáil term because existing bill is ‘unconstitutional’ and will need to be amended
Consequences of making AI central to legal decision-making ‘terrifying’, says human rights commissioner
Public acceptance of court outcomes depends on humans deciding them, Attorney General says
Doubts remain on passing of legislation on marine protected areas but €25m LIFE project to go ahead
Ministers Malcolm Noonan and Eamon Ryan say they want Bill passed before election as was agreed in programme for government
Occupied Territories Bill: Coalition Ministers note ICJ opinion on illegal Israeli settlements
Proposed law, advanced in 2018, aims at banning imports from Israeli settlements on Palestinian land
Children who offend could see sentences deferred to give them chance to address behaviour
New measures are detailed in a draft memo to Cabinet by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee
High Court case involves seeking of suitable school place for boy with autism
Family claims lack of access to an appropriate education placement for school year commencing in September amounts to a breach of the boy’s rights to an adequate education
Referendums risked ‘legal uncertainty’ for migration rules, officials warned before O’Gorman’s reassurances
Government repeatedly claimed referendums had no immigration implications
The Irish Times view on referendum information: a potential erosion of trust
The Government maintained throughout the campaign that the amendment would not affect taxation, succession, or family law
Revenue officials warned privately that family referendum could force tax changes
Officials warned of ‘consequential legislative change’ that could be needed if definitions were left to courts
State entitled to refuse ‘point blank’ to tell court if RAF deal exists, judge says
Senator Gerard Craughwell alleges there is an unconstituional secret agreement
State argues court should not allow Senator’s challenge to alleged secret deal with RAF
Gerard Craughwell claims any arrangement allowing RAF interception in Irish airspace is unlawful and unconstitutional unless approved by Dáil and put to a referendum
Ireland’s designation of UK as ‘safe third country’ is unlawful, rules High Court
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee made the designation in response to the UK’s exit from EU
Attorney General says judges should actively manage litigation as it gets ‘ever more protracted’ and costly
Rossa Fanning says other courts should look to 'gold standard' of efficiency set by Commercial Court
Judicial appointments Act may be deemed constitutional, but it is still a dog’s dinner
If the Government does not want to appoint shortlisted applicants to judicial office, it can ask the Judicial Appointments Commission to re-run its selection process. Is this conducive to judicial independence?
Ireland must ‘urgently’ decide whether to challenge Troubles legacy law before court deadline
Government says legal advice it received from Attorney General is ‘essential contribution to our consideration of next steps’
Sport becomes for the ‘privileged few’ when confined to paid-for TV, Attorney General says
‘Cashing in’ short term can cause a sport’s audience to dwindle, conference hears, as Fanning lauds Wimbledon’s example
Supreme Court to hear mother’s appeal over means testing of carer’s allowance
The case invokes article 41.2 of the Constitution, which refers to work performed by women in the home
Supreme Court reserves decision on constitutionality of judicial appointments Bill
Recent controversies across the water are reminders of ‘vital importance’ of judicial independence, particularly in politically turbulent times, court hears
Barristers paid more than €19m in fees by Chief State Solicitor’s Office last year
Highest fee paid was €613,070, most barristers got fees under €100,000
Stardust inquests: Head doorman believed ‘everything worked well’ with emergency exits
Testimony from Tom Kennan, who is dead, was read into the record at inquests into the deaths at Dublin coroner’s court on Thursday
US government joined to Meta’s case against Irish Data Protection Commission
US department of justice senior trial counsel says in an affidavit that the proceedings are of crucial interest to the US
New litigation principles call for State to act honestly and in the public interest in legal battles
Government has approved 15 principles for conducting litigation drafted by Attorney General following criticism of State’s past strategies
Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system, ‘corporatisation’ and too many barristers
‘Big firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune’
Why is the Attorney General Rossa Fanning in the news again?
The high profile of the office of its chief law officer is a valuable asset from the Government’s perspective
Former Rehab CEO’s damages case relates to Dáil PAC’s actions, not utterances, Supreme Court told
Ms Kerins is appealing to the Supreme Court for the second time as part of her 2014 claim for damages
Plumbing contractors’ union challenges sectoral employment order pension scheme requirement
Union claims a provision of the order was deemed invalid by the Supreme Court
Rapid technology changes signal ‘busy times ahead’ for lawyers, AG says
Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association launches as AI and online safety regulation evolve
Thousands of notices to quit served on tenants before end of 2022
New figures to be published by Residential Tenancies Board on Monday
‘Murky’ and ‘secret’ vetting process for Oireachtas post, court told
Defence Forces captain Alan Kearney claims his nomination for Captain of the Guard was cancelled in breach of his rights
Inside the Cabinet: Why Ministers felt dropping eviction ban was only option
Landlord exodus, tax sweeteners, seeming permanence of ban, homelessness and extending the cost-rental scheme all influenced Cabinet’s final and very political decisio
Eviction ban extension may make exception for landlords ‘rehoming’
Party leaders to discuss three options on Monday
Judges can depart from personal injury guideline valuations, Supreme Court told
The Judicial Council Act provides for departure from guidelines if judge feels an award is “simply wrong”, State says
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