Law Society

Failure to stop export of alumina from to Russia will be ‘stained with the blood of Ukrainians’, says Dmytro Kuleba

One Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting cases

Criminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continues

New costs rules breach Irish and EU law, An Taisce, Friends of Irish Environment say

Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases

Stephen Beatty claims Walter Beatty snr, a former Law Society president, assaulted him when he was 15

Recommendation that legal aid be extended to other areas of civil law

Model has led to severe backlash from solicitors and impacted work in the criminal justice system

Matt Carthy says they ‘were either asleep at the meeting or trying to backtrack’ over letter to Justice Minister

Controversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with Minister

But Jim O’Callaghan says single flat-rate payments for solicitors in court will be brought in as planned

Cambridge-born Leinster and Ireland fan who was always fond of devilment fell head over heels in love with his adopted country

Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned

Disciplinary tribunal made findings against Ian McSweeney, including that he misappropriated client funds

More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens

Contentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitors

Action by criminal defence solicitors could extend to custody cases

Law Society’s application to strike off Ronan O’Brien arose from a complaint by two clients

Denial of right to solicitor’s advice could lead to suspects seeking to derail prosecutions, force fears

Action could intensify next week to affect all cases, solicitors warn

Supreme Court rules ‘uplift’ fee arrangement between Revenue and solicitors not unlawful in debt collection cases

Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions

Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposals

Anger mounts among solicitors after Minister for Justice presented plan as a ‘fait accompli’

But legal challenges are expected to new fee scale, which is opposed by lawyers

‘There’s a world of difference between theft of a Creme Egg and mortgage fraud,’ says one lawyer

Plan for €455 ‘one flat fee’ in breach of Programme for Government commitments, society says

Minister for Justice says payment plan will mean ‘great efficiencies’ and fewer adjournments

We’re happy to talk about the Epstein files all day long - just don’t mention our own shameful record

Justice delayed is justice denied for the victims of crime

A justice system that can’t be measured is one that can’t be transparent

The Government is considering changing the law so that the home addresses of company directors will no longer be publicly available

A man’s protracted litigation against former partner has entered its 15th year, pushing legal costs to €350,000

Declan O’Callaghan successfully appealed three allegations of misconduct, but a judge upheld one claim against him

Plan to slash legal fees payable in environmental cases is ‘contrary to EU law and Constitution’

Limited liability is a social contract, part of which is that owners and directors are publicly identifiable

The new practice’s staff count is on track to rise to 189 in early January, having started off with 170 in September

The gap remains largest at the top of firms, notably at equity partner level among the Big Six firms

Tech bosses and multinational executives have been threatened, says Law Society

In-law and neighbour disputes feature in civil restraint order applications