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Mon 07 Jul 2008Minister signs in civil law amendments

Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern today announced he has signed legislation that has amended and modernised a number of laws within the civil law area.

The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 introduces a number of changes in the court system, landlord and tenant law, and Acts relating to film censorship and parental leave, among other pieces of legislation.