There remains an opportunity for Northern Ireland to take forward long-awaited domestic abuse reforms after a Westminster setback by working to restore devolution, former justice minister Claire Sugden has told Irish Legal News. The UK Government announced earlier this summer that its Domestic Abuse
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Plans to double processing fees for claims submitted to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) by post have come under fire from solicitors. The processing fee for claim application forms submitted by post or email is set to increase to €90 from 1 September 2019, but will stay at €4
The Bar of Ireland will more closely monitor the level of unpaid fees owed to junior barristers under the "antiquated" District Court legal aid scheme following a unanimous decision of the Bar AGM. Under a revised Code of Conduct, barristers will be required to submit details of outstanding fees owe
For the last four years, the dome of the Four Courts in the heart of Dublin's legal quarter has been obscured by scaffolding, a bleak reminder of the damage it sustained in the opening salvo of the Irish Civil War nearly a century ago. Though most lawyers have seen first-hand the building's enduring

