‘Accidental landlords’ lead to rise in demand for legal adviceFlac report show half of all debt-related queries are from people seeking help with mortgage arrearsMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Shatter limits Government discretion in nominations to new legal regulatorFar-reaching Bill to go to committee on WednesdaySat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Government claims its hands are tied on fatal foetal abnormalitiesAmendment defeated by 124 votes to 19Fri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Elizabeth Dunne to chair Referendum CommissionVote on Court of Appeal to be held in OctoberThu Jul 11 2013 - 13:28
Judges’ take-home pay down a third since 2009Supreme Court judges’ salaries range from €197,000 to €252,000Wed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Supreme Court braced for a shake-up but reforms will leave important questions unansweredReforms will adjust long-established hierarchy in courts systemWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Referendum for Court of Appeal to be held in OctoberPresident of new court would join Council of StateTue Jul 9 2013 - 15:44
The Supreme Court: where politics and the law meetThere is no evidence that any partisan heritage in judicial appointments affects decision-makingTue Jul 9 2013 - 01:01
High Court refuses to grant arrest warrant for SnowdenJudge ‘compelled’ to reject application as it does not state where alleged offences committedMon Jul 8 2013 - 16:55
Figures suggest Supreme Court has a propensity for consensusA four-year waiting list for appeals puts the Supreme Court under pressure and may discourage dissentMon Jul 8 2013 - 01:00
Children’s ombudsman has ‘serious concerns’ on lifting ban on media attending family law proceedingsCourts Bill due to go to second stage in the Oireachtas this weekMon Jul 8 2013 - 01:00
Supreme Court judges disagreed on one in five constitutional casesCourt gave judgments in some 120 cases last year compared to 64 by US supreme courtMon Jul 8 2013 - 01:00
Untangling the threads of the Supreme Court’s thinkingA decade after the landmark Sinnott judgment, the notion of ‘judicial activism’ still stirs debateMon Jul 8 2013 - 01:00
A pillar of the nation-building projectThe State’s early judiciary were a docile lot, but time and 1960s activism helped the Supreme Court roarSat Jul 6 2013 - 01:00
X Case judge says ruling is ‘moot’ in current abortion debateHugh O’Flaherty says Government was obliged to legislate for 1983 amendmentSat Jul 6 2013 - 01:00
Inside Ireland’s Supreme CourtIt is the highest court in the land. Its eight judges rule on our rights, freedoms and Constitution: decisions that affect all our lives. A new ‘Irish Times’ series examines the personalities and politics of the court as it enters a period of major changeSat Jul 6 2013 - 01:00
One court. Eight voicesThe current Supreme Court is composed of eight judges with different qualities and backgroundsSat Jul 6 2013 - 01:00
‘Independent’ limits coverage of Anglo tapes following contact from DPPDPP understood to have expressed concern about potential consequences of emergence of information into public domainSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Proposed reforms would ‘undermine’ justice systemLegal Services Regulation Bill to go to committee stage next monthFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Former DPP questions suicide clause in abortion BillEamonn Barnes suggests that the Attorney General should represent the interests of the unbornSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Adrian Bayley sentencing: revulsion seeps out of every page of judgmentBackground: Jill Meagher moved to Australia at the age of seven in 1990, the year Bayley committed his first offenceThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Judgment points to legal lacuna on forced marriagesGirl was in State care for a time amid concerns she had been forced by her Muslim parents to marry a man she hardly knewWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Judge endorses call to repeal mandatory sentencesLawyers had ‘grave doubts’ about mandatory regimesWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Government nominates six county registrars as ‘insolvency’ judgesRole designed to allow Circuit Court deal quickly with insolvency applicationsWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Judges need guidance in sentencing, says law reform reportCommission opts for retention of mandatory life sentence for murderTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Sentencing report tries to balance judicial discretion with need for consistencyOpinion divided on mandatory life sentence for murderTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Research office giving judiciary added weightJudges make 125 requests for information in five weeksMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
A day in the life of an island courthouseDistrict Court on largest of the Aran Islands is the only offshore sitting in IrelandFri Jun 7 2013 - 01:00
Taxing master reduced lawyers’ fees in medical negligence case by 50%Law firm appeals ’manifestly unfair’ decisionWed Jun 5 2013 - 01:00
Two-thirds of prisoners go on to reoffend, report revealsSome 80 per cent of reoffending occurs within 12 months of prisoners’ releaseFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
TDs and Senators enjoys only limited immunity from prosecutionTheir position does not allow TDs and Senators to avoid penalty points or to free them from having to stop at a Garda checkpointWed May 29 2013 - 01:00
New equality watchdog members appeal for funds and staffMerged body has no chief commissionerThu May 23 2013 - 01:00
Sentencing in robbery cases ’relatively consistent,’ new report by Irish Sentencing Information System findsOffence most commonly attracts sentence of 1-5 yearsTue May 21 2013 - 01:50
Convert to the concept of human rights law now its championConor Gearty’s new book warns against the erosion of our fundamental rightsMon May 20 2013 - 01:01
Vote against discussing Seanad abolition before referendumDavid Norris criticised by membersMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Biggest law firms hire more solicitorsMixed picture for remainder of top 20 firms with most showing small shifts in staffingMon May 20 2013 - 01:00
Convention opts to consider TD numbers and size of Dáil constituenciesStrong support for Electoral Commission proposals among members of constitutional conventionSun May 19 2013 - 18:44
Constitutional convention rejects motion on SeanadConvention votes not to discuss abolition of the upper house before referendum on its futureSat May 18 2013 - 17:05
Constitutional convention to consider Dáil reformCitizens body to look at alternatives to proportional representation systemSat May 18 2013 - 02:00
Judicial holidays under scrutiny from ShatterMinister for Justice broaches possibility of shortening court holidaysMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Lawyers’ concerns to be reflected in amended draft law, says ShatterFar-reaching Bill on legal profession to reappear in JulyMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
A court creaking under the weight of modern society’s demandsMinister to consult on size of future courtsWed May 8 2013 - 06:00
Two judges to be appointed to Supreme Court in move to cut backlogWaiting times for non-priority cases running at up to four yearsTue May 7 2013 - 16:28
Supreme Court judge says Oireachtas should have more powerMr Justice Frank Clarke says Constitution envisaged active role for parliamentMon May 6 2013 - 06:00
‘The State spared no resource in denying Marie a dignified death'Interview: Tom Curran reflects on the Supreme Court’s ruling against his partnerSat May 4 2013 - 06:00
Government nominates barrister for appointment at European courtAnthony M Collins to take up Luxembourg role later this yearWed May 1 2013 - 07:00
Section of Bill on suicide risk will be most closely parsedAnalysis: Proposed legislation will look familiar to anyone following tortuous debate since X caseWed May 1 2013 - 06:22
Right to die appeal rejected by Supreme CourtMarie Fleming fought landmark legal battle to be helped take her lifeTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Fleming’s partner reflects on ‘very difficult’ process after Supreme Court rejects assisted suicide appealMarie Fleming and Tom Curran disappointed with yesterday’s court decisionTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00