Law Reform Commission

Harassment law ‘just not good enough’ in dealing with stalking

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

Maureen Gaffney: ‘In middle age, you’re in your prime’

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

High Court judge David Barniville nominated to Court of Appeal

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

Government suspends work of jury reform group due to ‘other priorities’

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

Q&A: How will gardaí be able to demand passwords in investigations?

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

‘Extraordinarily invasive’: Concerns over proposals to allow Garda demand passwords

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

Refusal of mother and baby home report authors to face Oireachtas ‘deeply regrettable’ – Varadkar

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

Judge resigns from law reform body seven months into five-year term

Mr Justice Richard Humphreys was appointed in October

Government unlikely to revisit stalking legislation

Law Reform Commission advised creation of specific offence separate from harassment

New Sexual Offences Bill expected to further protect victims of harassment

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

The Irish Times view on personal injury awards: an overdue step towards reform

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

Personal injury guidelines could pave way to cheaper insurance

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

Mother and baby homes recordings should be destroyed – commission

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

Minister announces details of Special Criminal Court review

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

Commission dealt with 1.3m documents and held 195 hearings

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

Minister to pursue changes to law on naming child crime victims

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

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