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
New measures are detailed in a draft memo to Cabinet by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee
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
Government repeatedly claimed referendums had no immigration implications
The Government maintained throughout the campaign that the amendment would not affect taxation, succession, or family law
Officials warned of ‘consequential legislative change’ that could be needed if definitions were left to courts
Senator Gerard Craughwell alleges there is an unconstituional secret agreement
Gerard Craughwell claims any arrangement allowing RAF interception in Irish airspace is unlawful and unconstitutional unless approved by Dáil and put to a referendum
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee made the designation in response to the UK’s exit from EU
Rossa Fanning says other courts should look to 'gold standard' of efficiency set by Commercial Court
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?
Government says legal advice it received from Attorney General is ‘essential contribution to our consideration of next steps’
‘Cashing in’ short term can cause a sport’s audience to dwindle, conference hears, as Fanning lauds Wimbledon’s example
The case invokes article 41.2 of the Constitution, which refers to work performed by women in the home
Recent controversies across the water are reminders of ‘vital importance’ of judicial independence, particularly in politically turbulent times, court hears
Highest fee paid was €613,070, most barristers got fees under €100,000
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 department of justice senior trial counsel says in an affidavit that the proceedings are of crucial interest to the US
Government has approved 15 principles for conducting litigation drafted by Attorney General following criticism of State’s past strategies
‘Big firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune’
The high profile of the office of its chief law officer is a valuable asset from the Government’s perspective
Ms Kerins is appealing to the Supreme Court for the second time as part of her 2014 claim for damages
Union claims a provision of the order was deemed invalid by the Supreme Court
Media, Internet and Data Protection Bar Association launches as AI and online safety regulation evolve
New figures to be published by Residential Tenancies Board on Monday
Defence Forces captain Alan Kearney claims his nomination for Captain of the Guard was cancelled in breach of his rights
Landlord exodus, tax sweeteners, seeming permanence of ban, homelessness and extending the cost-rental scheme all influenced Cabinet’s final and very political decisio
Party leaders to discuss three options on Monday
The Judicial Council Act provides for departure from guidelines if judge feels an award is “simply wrong”, State says
Consultant David McMurray found guilty of professional misconduct over delay in attending Tracey Campbell Fitzpatrick
Vulnerable elderly have been subjected to obfuscation around their entitlement to nursing home care and the so-called Fair Deal scheme still neglects to include all the things they need
Attorney General’s report on nursing home charges masks basic question of how a democracy should respond to violation of constitutional order in layers of evasion
Attorney General Rossa Fanning’s report moves outside remit of legal advice and into political justification
Time and again this State has used public money to intimidate and crush the vulnerable in court
Retired businessman Joseph Conroy says State settled with him because he had ‘a strong case’ and ‘a legal right’ to a State refund for his mother’s private nursing home fees
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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