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Wednesday 23 September 2020
The commission is calling for the introduction of a new ‘objective’ test.
A new report by the commission has looked at possible amendments to the Defamation Act.
Reviews are also set to be carried out in areas of law concerning hotel liability and privacy in the digital era.
The Law Reform Commission is examining a number of issues in relation to rape cases.
The Law Reform Commission is examining 23 issues on compulsory purchase orders and wants to hear from interested parties.
Strict new laws on revenge porn are set to come into effect in Ireland.
A Supreme Court ruling suggests clarification is needed, what do you think?
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
At present, prenuptial agreements are not binding in Irish law with settlements at the discretion of judges as part of divorce proceedings.
The Wicklow woman, who suffered a decade of abuse at the hands of her father, is backing the findings of a report on sentencing.
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Brendan Howlin will shortly receive a policy paper outlining how laws can be changed to make ministers more responsible.
Almost half of social welfare appeals are successful – but it can take years for people to be heard and the system is patently unfair, writes Saoirse Brady.
The Spent Convictions Bill will strike out some convictions if the person has not been convicted again within a certain period.
Solicitors and barristers exist for their clients – not the other way around. That’s why reform of the legal system is crucial, writes Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
The Minister for Justice said that planned legal reform is based on the idea that “solicitors and barristers exist for their clients, not the other way round”.
A new report by the Law Reform Commission recommends that a register of professional home carers should be set up.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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