Solicitors Dispute

The Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA) has expressed concern at comments made by justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, on Monday that “the only cases deliberately affected by the withdrawal of services in the Central Criminal Court yesterday were those involving allegations of rape&rdqu

Ciarán Mulholland, principal solicitor at Mulholland Law, has expressed serious concern over recent criticism directed at the solicitors’ profession by certain members of the judiciary, amid ongoing difficulties within the criminal justice system.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is calling on the justice minister Jim O’Callaghan to meet his responsibilities for all victims of crime and all accused persons. Further to his comment last night that he has "no difficulty" in engaging in talks with the Law Society of Ireland and

The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed the comments of the High Court yesterday where it urged the parties involved in a judicial review of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme to resolve the matter outside of court.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, to engage in mediation with solicitors in order to resolve the criminal legal aid dispute. 

The Oireachtas Justice Committee is to refer striking solicitors to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) on the grounds that the ongoing withdrawal of services by criminal legal aid solicitors may be in breach of competition law.

The Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA) has issued a statement calling on justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan to engage in “meaningful engagement with stakeholders” to resolve the dispute over the new criminal legal scheme as it raises concerns about the “practical impact th

The Law Society of Ireland has renewed its call for the appointment of an independent mediator to resolve the ongoing dispute over criminal legal aid. Solicitors have been withdrawing their services since June in opposition to the “one accused, one fee” model for criminal legal aid that

The Southern Law Association, the representative body of over 750 solicitors in Cork city and county, has published an open letter to Taoiseach Micheál Martin stating that they would welcome direct engagement with him on the subject of criminal legal aid. Written by president of the Southern

The Law Society of Ireland welcomes comments from Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris yesterday on the need for direct engagement on the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. Solicitors have been withdrawing their services since June in opposition to the “one accused, one fee

The Irish Innocence Project has issued a statement on criminal defence solicitors ongoing withdrawal of services in the District Court in opposition to the new criminal legal aid scheme.

Dublin District courts were reportedly at standstill Friday as the solicitors’ legal aid dispute continues.

Solicitors in Laois have dropped their opposition to the new fixed fee criminal legal aid scheme and have returned to work. Solicitors across Ireland have been withdrawing their services since June in opposition to the “one accused, one fee” model for criminal legal aid that was introduc

High Court judge Mr Garrett Simons has ordered the immediate release of a defendant on bail finding that a bail hearing at Dundalk District Court was fundamentally unfair as the defendant was left without representation amid the ongoing solicitors’ dispute.

A judge at Cloverhill District Court has authorised a letter to be sent to the Law Society to nominate a solicitor for a remand prisoner whose case has been upgraded to a more serious level.