Staff retention a key issue for Ireland’s top law firms
Smaller firms less optimistic than many large firms about their futures
More people pursuing careers in law, but concerns about high legal costs persist, says legal services regulator
Report notes concerns that fewer senior barristers are available for criminal cases
Ms Justice Caroline Costello nominated for appointment as president of the Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal presidency is second most senior judicial position in the State
Striking criminal barristers demand ‘binding commitment’ over reversal of legal-aid fee cuts
Criminal courts’ business is halted for the second time this month after barristers withdraw their services
Report into governance scandal at Independent News & Media to be given to High Court within days
Investigation into data breach and other matters could go before court next week
Planning law must not frustrate housing objectives, Attorney General tells lawyers
Conference told of ‘groundbreaking work’ by new planning court amid 145% increase in planning cases since October 2022
Senior counsel Seán Guerin elected Bar council chairman
Profession facing ‘significant’ change along with social, political and economic pressures
Retired Supreme Court judge Hugh Geoghegan remembered at funeral Mass as man ‘of boundless curiosity’
Judge’s ‘only regret in life’ was that he did not meet his wife sooner, congregation told
Two out of three complaints made against lawyers last year alleged misconduct
Regulator upheld just 111 of 1,432 complaints finalised in 2023, with half found inadmissible
Criminal courts grind to a halt as barristers strike over legal aid fees
Two out of three criminal barristers leave after six years as recession-era pay cuts stay in place
Criminal barristers strike: Legal aid earnings range from €27 a day to €773,000 a year
Industrial action will take place on Tuesday, on July 15th and on July 24th
Minister accepts compensation proposals for catastrophically injured plaintiffs
Minister to introduce regulations aimed at ensuring payments meet lifetime care needs
Taxi driver Raymond Shorten to be sentenced for rape of seven-year-old girl days after her mother’s funeral
Shorten separately facing sentence for rapes of two young women on different dates in 2022
Retired Supreme Court judge Hugh Geoghegan dies aged 86
Father of Dublin Lord Mayor James Geoghegan came from family steeped in law
Domestic violence sentencing changes adopted
Judges have ‘divergent’ approach to sentencing but are motivated to adopt approaches to protect victims, notes report