Report: Government needs to regulate home care services
A new report by the Law Reform Commission recommends that a register of professional home carers should be set up.
View ArticleShatter calls on legal system to engage "constructively" on law reform
The Minister for Justice said that planned legal reform is based on the idea that “solicitors and barristers exist for their clients, not the other way round”.
View ArticleColumn: Legal reform is a chance to finally do the right thing for consumers
Solicitors and barristers exist for their clients – not the other way around. That’s why reform of the legal system is crucial, writes Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
View ArticleNew bill will allow minor criminal records to be wiped
The Spent Convictions Bill will strike out some convictions if the person has not been convicted again within a certain period.
View ArticleColumn: Want to appeal a social welfare decision? Be warned: it's a...
Almost half of social welfare appeals are successful – but it can take years for people to be heard and the system is patently unfair, writes Saoirse Brady.
View ArticleReform could mean dramatic overhaul of ministerial responsibility
Brendan Howlin will shortly receive a policy paper outlining how laws can be changed to make ministers more responsible.
View ArticleThe Evening Fix... now with added 114-year-old Mexican
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
View ArticleAbuse survivor Fiona Doyle calls for minimum sentences for rape
The Wicklow woman, who suffered a decade of abuse at the hands of her father, is backing the findings of a report on sentencing.
View ArticleLaws recognising prenups to be considered by Government
At present, prenuptial agreements are not binding in Irish law with settlements at the discretion of judges as part of divorce proceedings.
View ArticlePoll: Should suspects in garda custody get more legal protection?
A Supreme Court ruling suggests clarification is needed, what do you think?
View Article'I will hunt you down and find you': Meet the New York solicitor who's...
Strict new laws on revenge porn are set to come into effect in Ireland.
View ArticleShould neighbours of land bought under compulsory purchase order get...
The Law Reform Commission is examining 23 issues on compulsory purchase orders and wants to hear from interested parties.
View ArticleHere are the legal options being considered about sexual consent
The Law Reform Commission is examining a number of issues in relation to rape cases.
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