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
Legal Aid Board
Deaf-blind man in High Court seeking legal aid to pursue discrimination case
David Eccles is taking WRC case over HSE’s refusal to provide him with supports to learn Braille
Charlene Masterson suing convicted sex offender father over abuse
David Masterson pleaded guilty in 2021 to six offences relating to abuse perpetrated against his daughter
Catholic Bishops condemn International Protection Act as ‘anti-family’ and ‘neither fair, nor just’
Migrants’ council chair says it is deeply regrettable that Act provides for detention of children, even if as a last resort
Most solicitors report perception among peers that mediation means lower legal fees
‘Systemic non-compliance’ among lawyers with legal obligations on dispute mediation, notes study
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
Judge criticises failure to sanction psychiatric report for murder accused over lack of PPS number
‘We can’t have trials held up over trivialities like supplying someone’s PPS number,’ the judge said
Reform of free civil legal aid system ‘frustratingly slow’, says Chief Justice
Minister for Justice unable to comment on timeline for presenting Government with new proposals
New legal fees model could slash State’s bill in environmental cases
Proposed fees model would mean big savings for State in environmental judicial reviews, report suggests
Civil legal aid review failed to see scheme as a tool for social change, conference told
Moves to restrict access to judicial review criticised
Legal Aid Board warns of delays to divorce and child custody cases due to funding shortage
Rise in workload driven partly by ‘exponential increase’ in cases involving asylum seekers
Record domestic violence calls to Free Legal Advice Centres
Overwhelming demand points to ‘civil legal aid crisis’, says Flac chief executive
Office redevelopment opportunity off St Stephen’s Green for €13m
Possible options for 1970s property include eight-storey office building, 133-room hotel or 154-unit student accommodation block
Leading lawyer who represented Jozef Puska was top-paid criminal legal aid barrister in 2023
Senior counsel Michael Bowman was country’s top-paid criminal legal aid barrister in 2023
Sexual violence victims should get legal aid at all stages of legal process, Oireachtas committee told
Bar council says failure to reverse cuts to criminal legal aid fees is 'a national issue'
Personal injury cases down 40 per cent in four years, latest Courts Service annual report shows
Murder, rape and domestic violence cases rose last year but the number of less serious criminal offences fell
Bill to expand legal advice services for victims of crime, but tighten eligibility for legal aid
Minister for Justice says ‘proper assessments’ must be carried out for criminal legal aid
Top psychiatrist withdraws from legal aid scheme over ‘unmanageable’ workload and ‘derisory’ fees
Prof Patricia Casey says fees do not take into account the skills and emotional energy required
Free Legal Advice Centres chief warns it cannot meet ‘huge’ demand for legal services
Former chief justice says NGOs may be part of the solution to legal aid gaps but adequate funding necessary
Towns becoming ‘deserts’ for private family legal aid cases, says Law Society
Society urges radical expansion of civil legal aid to include aid for local authority tenants facing eviction
End to Garda ‘ethnic profiling’ sought in Government racism action plan
First national plan in over a decade will also tackle discrimination in rental sector, and promote inclusion of minorities
Peter Ward: ‘In a democracy, you are entitled to know something about the laws that govern you’
Lawyer Peter Ward reflects on his 40 years of involvement with Free Legal Aid Centres (Flac)
Chief Justice warns about access to justice and importance of independent courts
Situation in US shows what happens when legal system becomes disconnected, says Donal O’Donnell
‘I voted for divorce 25 years ago. I never thought I’d need it’
A quarter-century after divorce became legal, it is still costly, traumatic and isolating
Stardust fire: Families of 47 of 48 victims could be excluded from inquests, Dáil told
Agreement on legal funding for inquests into 1981 nightclub tragedy comes undone
‘Pent-up demand’ in courts for debt cases as Covid protections end, Minister told
Official briefing notes impact of pandemic across justice sector from the courts to crime
Woman settles action over refusal of legal aid for family law case
Mother said legal aid was turned down because Housing Assistance Payment was classed as income
Stardust fire inquests to proceed after funding row resolved
Some families of the 48 fire victims were told they did not meet criteria for legal aid system
Two who challenged hotel quarantine awarded their legal costs
Both had been fully vaccinated and tested in Israel but were still required to quarantine
Up to half of calls to ‘overwhelmed’ legal advice helplines go unanswered
Service has seen spike in domestic violence cases, family law issues since pandemic began
‘I can’t live with the thought of being locked down with him’
Nearly 3,500 women contacted a domestic violence service for the first time during the initial lockdown; is this lockdown any better?
Rape victims to be legally represented at trial if their sexual history is examined
Sweeping reforms aim to improve victims’ experiences of the criminal justice system
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