Schools abuse report shows how the legal system hurts victims and must change
The system must be changed so victims don’t have to campaign for decades to get justice and redress and so those liable can be held to account
Law Reform Commission
Law Reform Commission proposes new safeguarding body with power to go into homes to protect at-risk adults
Abuse and coercive control/exploitation of at-risk adults should be criminalised, says commission report
British Post Office scandal shattered lives. We need safeguards to stop it happening here
The affair should act as a warning for every organisation that relies on technology, for individuals and the Government
Ireland needs strong regulation, but we have too many regulators
Planning system needs to take into account national interest and can’t be a Nimby’s charter
‘I really miss my old life. I loved my job ... I miss working. I miss being pain free’
Hit-and-run victim Valerie McAllorum Ryan calls for changes to children’s sentencing laws after life-changing incident
Regency murder trial: Gerard Hutch acquittal puts Special Criminal Court under spotlight
Review may favour reform of non-jury court rather than abolition
Changes to compulsory purchase regime would speed up process, says commission
Land could be acquired despite disputes over title and the level of compensation to be paid
New legal framework considered for sports clubs, religious groups, NGOs and political parties
Law Reform Commission will not recommend compulsory incorporation for civil society groups
Move for sequestration of Enoch Burke’s assets for contempt may be a legal first
Lawyers are unaware of any previous sequestration application against an individual contemnor in Ireland
Judges to have power to set minimum sentences in murder cases under new proposals
The proposal is included among 159 actions in the Justice Plan 2022
Over 3,000 obsolete laws face removal from Irish statute books
Tooth theft law from 1836 among those Law Reform Commission wants abolished
Law Reform Commission seeks to widen response on overhaul of victim scheme
‘Plain English’ summary published of consulation paper for compensating crime victims
Plan that would tackle derelict buildings in towns is launched
Town Centre First policy will see regeneration officers employed in all councils
‘Shocking’ that just three portraits of women lawyers hang in King’s Inns
More portraits of women ‘vital’ 100 years after first female judges called to Bar
Proposed law could see ‘disruptive’ solicitors barred from client interviews
Oireachtas committee members criticise provisions in new Garda powers bill
OECD scores show Ireland must try harder on regulatory impact assessments
The organisation is pushing for Ireland to set up a new regulatory oversight body
Q&A: 'I am homeless but my brother was left my mother's house. Can I challenge her will?'
Legal route rarely a good first step but relations here seem beyond repair
New Chief Justice takes over at an exciting time for Supreme Court
Donal O’Donnell described as a cautious innovator and a ‘rock of common sense’
Harassment law ‘just not good enough’ in dealing with stalking
Senator Lisa Chambers brings forward Bill after hearing experiences of women affected by issue
Maureen Gaffney: ‘In middle age, you’re in your prime’
The psychologist’s new book is a love letter to humanity in all its stages
High Court judge David Barniville nominated to Court of Appeal
Government’s nomination will next go to President Michael D Higgins
Government suspends work of jury reform group due to ‘other priorities’
Group established to examine range of issues ceases work without delivering final report
Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?
New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devices
‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwords
Suspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prison
Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – Varadkar
Findings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission head
Judge resigns from law reform body seven months into five-year term
Mr Justice Richard Humphreys was appointed in October
Government unlikely to revisit stalking legislation
Law Reform Commission advised creation of specific offence separate from harassment
New Sexual Offences Bill expected to further protect victims of harassment
Bill will add that a person’s belief in consent to sexual act must be reasonably held
The Irish Times view on personal injury awards: an overdue step towards reform
New judicial guidelines should help push cases out of court and reduce premiums
Personal injury guidelines could pave way to cheaper insurance
Judicial Council considering move, although some judges are thought to have reservations
Mother and baby homes recordings should be destroyed – commission
Investigative body says it would be legally and morally wrong to retain testimony
Minister announces details of Special Criminal Court review
Six-person expert group to examine all aspects of Offences Against the State Act
Commission dealt with 1.3m documents and held 195 hearings
Report from body states that its conclusions ‘may not accord with prevailing narrative’
Minister to pursue changes to law on naming child crime victims
Move comes after court bans media from identifying woman who killed her child
Legal costs of injury claims in court 20 times higher than cases dealt with by PIAB
HIgher legal costs exist ‘even though the final award is only marginally higher than the settlement as assessed by PIAB’
Catherine Corless sceptical about delay in publishing Mother and Baby Home report
Commission set up following her uncovering of 796 child deaths at Tuam Home
Reform group backs measures to tackle ‘paracetemol injury’ payouts
New legislation will put a cap on personal injury insurance claims
Plan for court personal injury cap guide likely to be constitutional – report
Law Reform Commission examines four types of legislative model for capping damages
Road traffic law ‘extremely difficult’ to follow because of additions and amendments
Law Reform Commission says laws should be available in consolidated form
Government to legislate for recognition of UK divorces after Brexit
Proposals to be brought forward ahead before end of the EU-UK transition period
Sentencing regime for serious child offenders must be detailed in law, legal body says
Law Reform Commission report defends use of suspended sentences for white-collar crime
Proposal to end requirement for witnesses to swear before God criticised
Rónán Mullen: Plan to introduce ‘statement of truth’ is an attack on ‘genuine pluralism’
The Irish Times view on religious oaths: swearing in court
The President, members of the Council of State and the judiciary are still required to take religious oaths on assuming their positions
‘Embarrassing’ system of oaths and affirmations to be abolished
Other reforms include allowing convicted criminals to be sentenced over video-link
‘Strong case’ for some customers on Covid-19 insurance – Department
Finance officials say wording of some business interruption policies is ambiguous
Fintan O’Toole: Ireland's anti-Traveller hate speech is the respectable group prejudice
If how we treat Travellers is our model for ‘rooting out’ racism, the prospects look bleak
Jennifer O'Connell: Sil Fox has a point about #MeToo and hashtag justice
‘Believe women’ is a trite, reductive slogan that is equally offensive to everyone
Jury intimidation a factor in some criminal trials, say judges
One judge recalls jury members being bribed
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction is good. But it hasn’t changed the world
‘A rape case is still extremely difficult to win ... Weinstein hasn’t changed that’
Irish Times view on mandatory minimum sentences: Still a bad idea
Major criminals realise they can avoid danger by forcing their addicts to hold drugs
Mandatory minimum sentencing has done little to tackle serious crime
Three crimes incur mandatory terms, murder, firearms possession and drug dealing
Serious drug offenders twice as likely to go to prison as they were a decade ago
New figures suggest that judges have become more punitive on such offenders since 2011
Legal measures to protect elderly and vulnerable listed in report
Financial abuse part of ‘adult safeguarding’ study by Law Reform Commission
Online firms in breach of new safety laws may face fines linked to financial turnover
Proposed legislation aims to make firms responsible for combating harmful web activity
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