Environmental groups take challenge to legal costs caps in successful cases
New costs rules breach Irish and EU law, An Taisce, Friends of Irish Environment say
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Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say
Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases
Man’s action alleging sexual assault by high-profile solicitor father can proceed, Supreme Court rules
Stephen Beatty claims Walter Beatty snr, a former Law Society president, assaulted him when he was 15
‘This is an emergency’: Civil legal aid in similar funding crisis to criminal side, report finds
Recommendation that legal aid be extended to other areas of civil law
Solicitor launches High Court challenge to new criminal legal aid model, claiming it has ‘upended’ system
Model has led to severe backlash from solicitors and impacted work in the criminal justice system
Fianna Fáil committee members contradict Sinn Féin chairman on ‘legal aid reform’ position
Matt Carthy says they ‘were either asleep at the meeting or trying to backtrack’ over letter to Justice Minister
Solicitors walk out of courtrooms in protest over flat-fee changes
Controversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with Minister
Dáil Justice Committee urges Minister to suspend contentious legal-aid fee changes
But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned
Charlie McKean obituary: Solicitor, drummer and old-school swashbuckler
Cambridge-born Leinster and Ireland fan who was always fond of devilment fell head over heels in love with his adopted country
‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitors
Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned
Solicitor with ‘extensive and appalling’ disciplinary record struck off by High Court
Disciplinary tribunal made findings against Ian McSweeney, including that he misappropriated client funds
New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments
More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens
Cork solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work
Contentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitors
Solicitors’ withdrawal of services to escalate as department seems set on new fees model
Action by criminal defence solicitors could extend to custody cases
Cavan solicitor struck off by High Court after misappropriating client funds
Law Society’s application to strike off Ronan O’Brien arose from a complaint by two clients
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
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
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