Law Reform Commission

Senator Lisa Chambers brings forward Bill after hearing experiences of women affected by issue

The psychologist’s new book is a love letter to humanity in all its stages

Government’s nomination will next go to President Michael D Higgins

Group established to examine range of issues ceases work without delivering final report

New Bill gives gardaí power to compel suspects reveal passwords to digital devices

Suspects who refuse to give passwords for digital devices face up to five years in prison

Findings could be ‘put in peril’ by rush to judgment by committee members, says commission head

Mr Justice Richard Humphreys was appointed in October

Law Reform Commission advised creation of specific offence separate from harassment

Bill will add that a person’s belief in consent to sexual act must be reasonably held

New judicial guidelines should help push cases out of court and reduce premiums

Judicial Council considering move, although some judges are thought to have reservations

Investigative body says it would be legally and morally wrong to retain testimony

Six-person expert group to examine all aspects of Offences Against the State Act

Report from body states that its conclusions ‘may not accord with prevailing narrative’

Move comes after court bans media from identifying woman who killed her child

HIgher legal costs exist ‘even though the final award is only marginally higher than the settlement as assessed by PIAB’

Commission set up following her uncovering of 796 child deaths at Tuam Home

New legislation will put a cap on personal injury insurance claims

Law Reform Commission examines four types of legislative model for capping damages

Law Reform Commission says laws should be available in consolidated form

Proposals to be brought forward ahead before end of the EU-UK transition period

Law Reform Commission report defends use of suspended sentences for white-collar crime

Rónán Mullen: Plan to introduce ‘statement of truth’ is an attack on ‘genuine pluralism’

The President, members of the Council of State and the judiciary are still required to take religious oaths on assuming their positions

Other reforms include allowing convicted criminals to be sentenced over video-link

Finance officials say wording of some business interruption policies is ambiguous

If how we treat Travellers is our model for ‘rooting out’ racism, the prospects look bleak

‘Believe women’ is a trite, reductive slogan that is equally offensive to everyone

One judge recalls jury members being bribed

‘A rape case is still extremely difficult to win ... Weinstein hasn’t changed that’

Major criminals realise they can avoid danger by forcing their addicts to hold drugs

Three crimes incur mandatory terms, murder, firearms possession and drug dealing

New figures suggest that judges have become more punitive on such offenders since 2011

Financial abuse part of ‘adult safeguarding’ study by Law Reform Commission

Proposed legislation aims to make firms responsible for combating harmful web activity

Alliance for Insurance Reform responding to paper by Law Reform Commission

Four cap models proposed, interested parties asked to express views by end January

Marie Baker nominated for Supreme Court after serving on Court of Appeal since 2018

Sentencing of Brendan Doolin comes amid debate on need for new legal mechanisms