Criminal defence solicitors vs Jim O’Callaghan: Stakes raised during an unusual day in Bray
Some solicitors are quietly signing up to the Minister for Justice’s new payments system – but few will speak publicly about it
Law Society
Barristers urge Jim O’Callaghan to ‘engage further’ with defence solicitors to end pay dispute
Minister on Tuesday wrote to Law Society saying he would not be appointing an independent mediator in an attempt to resolve the dispute
People who would never normally get bail are walking free because of the legal aid row
I am aware of at least one case where an accused, who was unrepresented in the District Court and granted bail, assaulted their partner to a degree requiring surgery within two days of being released
‘Hanging on by a thread’: Alleged child sex abuse victim urges Minister to end legal aid row
Complainant says adjournment of trial has exacerbated his mental health difficulties
A foot in the door: how to get move from being an intern to a career
As the graduate job market tightens, young people are finding it increasingly tough to get a start
Teenagers appear in court without legal representation due to solicitors strike
Appearance of children in court without legal representation ‘deeply concerning’, says Children’s rights advocates
Taoiseach dismisses call for mediator in criminal legal aid dispute
Micheál Martin says direct engagement is the ‘best’ way to resolve row over new €520 flat fee
Law Society asks Minister to consider mediator in bid to end legal aid fees row
Rosemarie Loftus told Jim O’Callaghan she was ‘surprised’ he suggested the criminal courts were ‘operating effectively’
Solicitor James MacGuill, who acted in several landmark cases, dies aged 63
MacGuill took test case that forced Government to reform Ireland’s criminal injuries compensation scheme
Legal aid fees dispute: Pressure mounts on Jim O’Callaghan as solicitors dig in
Oireachtas justice committee to invite Minister to hearing as courts backlog worsens; Minister insists courts are ‘operating effectively’
Civil legal aid system under ‘significant strain’ with appointment wait times of more than a year
Law Society president says income eligibility threshold of €18,000, unchanged since 2006, ‘locking people out of justice’
Solicitors consider approaching barristers to join strike in escalation of fees fight with Minister
Impact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recess
Law society proposed compromises aimed at resolving dispute over criminal legal aid payments
Letter sent to Jim O’Callaghan setting out measures that could end row ‘under consideration’ by Department of Justice
It is astonishing that the Government is making criminal defence work even less appealing
Many solicitors burn out from years of late nights and weekends spent on call and attending prisons and Garda stations
Law Society flags remaining issues in dispute over legal aid changes
Solicitors ask for ‘targeted corrections and adjustments’ in exchange for adopting new scheme on interim basis
Judgment expected in October on challenge to new legal aid payment model
Some solicitors have withdrawn their services in protest at the new arrangement, which came into effect earlier this month
‘I want this fixed and to get back to work’: Solicitors split on criminal legal aid reform
Most unhappy at single flat-fee payments, but adjustments to address concerns have pleased others
Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute
Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case
Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president says
Lawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid dispute
Jim O’Callaghan expected to hold firm line in talks on criminal legal aid reform
Minister for Justice to meet Law Society representatives amid bitter row over remuneration reforms
Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officials
Positive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid dispute
Jim O’Callaghan v solicitors on legal aid reform – who will blink first?
In the News podcast: Lawyers reject new payment model which will reduce their earnings
Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges
Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms
Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption
Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country
Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeks
Industrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violence
O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme
At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes
Legal aid dispute may spread from criminal courts to family and domestic violence cases
Family lawyers demand ‘immediate’ action over pay and legal aid reform as criminal courts face shutdown
More than 100 solicitors quit free legal aid scheme as Minister says he will not give in
Minister says only a small number of solicitors are boycotting the new flat fees arrangement
Ireland faces moral choice over Aughinish Alumina, says former Ukrainian foreign minister
Failure to stop export of alumina from to Russia will be ‘stained with the blood of Ukrainians’, says Dmytro Kuleba
‘There may not be lawyers available to represent you’: Criminal courts face major backlogs in legal fees row
One Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting cases
Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay row
Criminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continues
Environmental groups take challenge to legal costs caps in successful cases
New costs rules breach Irish and EU law, An Taisce, Friends of Irish Environment say
Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say
Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases
Man’s action alleging sexual assault by high-profile solicitor father can proceed, Supreme Court rules
Stephen Beatty claims Walter Beatty snr, a former Law Society president, assaulted him when he was 15
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