Gardaí warned criminal prosecutions may be at risk over solicitors’ withdrawal of service
Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears
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Hundreds of criminal cases adjourned as solicitors withdraw services in legal aid row
Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn
Dublin landlord Paul Howard loses appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid taxes
Supreme Court rules ‘uplift’ fee arrangement between Revenue and solicitors not unlawful in debt collection cases
‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors
Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions
Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments
Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposals
New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns
Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’
Law to slash fees in environmental court cases comes into effect next week
But legal challenges are expected to new fee scale, which is opposed by lawyers
The cost of defending cases: solicitors push back on plan to change how lawyers are paid through criminal legal aid
‘There’s a world of difference between theft of a Creme Egg and mortgage fraud,’ says one lawyer
Minister’s plan to reduce criminal legal aid fees will lead to solicitor ‘exodus’ – Law Society
Plan for €455 ‘one flat fee’ in breach of Programme for Government commitments, society says
Minister for Justice faces backlash from solicitors over District Court fee proposal
Minister for Justice says payment plan will mean ‘great efficiencies’ and fewer adjournments
Ireland faces a more far-reaching sex abuse scandal than the Epstein files
We’re happy to talk about the Epstein files all day long - just don’t mention our own shameful record
The public deserve to know why Irish justice moves so slowly
Justice delayed is justice denied for the victims of crime
Ireland’s justice system is operating with too many data blind spots
A justice system that can’t be measured is one that can’t be transparent
Have we a right to know where company directors live? A journalist and a lawyer debate
The Government is considering changing the law so that the home addresses of company directors will no longer be publicly available
When family law becomes ‘lawfare’: One woman’s costly journey through the courts
A man’s protracted litigation against former partner has entered its 15th year, pushing legal costs to €350,000
High Court censures Roscommon solicitor following conflict of interest finding
Declan O’Callaghan successfully appealed three allegations of misconduct, but a judge upheld one claim against him
Plan to slash legal costs in environmental cases is against EU law, say lawyers
Plan to slash legal fees payable in environmental cases is ‘contrary to EU law and Constitution’
New Eversheds Irish practice signs up to office move as hiring continues
The new practice’s staff count is on track to rise to 189 in early January, having started off with 170 in September
Why we need to know where company directors live
Limited liability is a social contract, part of which is that owners and directors are publicly identifiable
Ireland’s biggest law firms: Staffed by women but run by men, with one exception
The gap remains largest at the top of firms, notably at equity partner level among the Big Six firms
Companies’ register could drop directors’ home addresses amid safety concerns
Tech bosses and multinational executives have been threatened, says Law Society
Eight in 10 protection orders, about one in three barring orders, granted
In-law and neighbour disputes feature in civil restraint order applications
Court upholds misconduct complaint over conflict of interest against suspended solicitor
Declan O’Callaghan had appealed tribunal findings over land deal in which vendor claimed to be owed €250,000
Ruling on suspended solicitor Declan O’Callaghan’s appeal over professional misconduct findings due Friday
Declan O’Callaghan denies misconduct over handling of Co Mayo lands transfer
Irish start-up LegalMoov making legal advice affordable and accurate
AI-powered platform aims to fix the gap between free online information and costly legal consultations
Do we want to be the best small country in the world for class action law suits?
The Irish legal system would be very attractive to class action litigants, but at what cost
The world of work is absurd. Take the Irish legal profession for example …
Acknowledging the strange nature of work, and injecting some humour, can improve our humour
Budget 2026: Tax treatment of meals for staff should be updated, says Law Society
Law Society contends ‘current tax treatment of the provision of food and drink to employees and directors is not appropriate for modern working practices’
Electronic conveyancing could cut time taken to buy a home to as little as four weeks
A secure, paperless and electronic conveyancing process would save costs, cut red tape and reduce stress of house sales
Employees feel ‘entitled’ to hybrid working, says head of Lewis Silkin’s Dublin office
UK firm aiming to become one of the largest employment law specialists in Ireland
‘So, yeah, I’d say let’s go ahead with the appeal’. Why won’t the courts use plain English?
Legal profession cleaves to version of English stuck somewhere between the Norman conquest and Great Expectations
Suspended solicitor says ‘nothing sinister’ in his handling of land transfer deal
Judge to rule on later date on Declan O’Callaghan’s appeal over findings of professional misconduct
Suspended solicitor weaving ‘wholly false’ narrative over nature of land deal, High Court told
Appeal by Declan O’Callaghan over professional misconduct findings opens at High Court
Law Society recognises Irish Times journalism at Justice Media Awards
Record-breaking 495 entries were submitted by entrants in 16 categories overall this year
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