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Law Reform Commission

Last year
2024
Safeguarding
Law Reform Commission calls for Safeguarding Body to be set up to help protect at-risk adults
17 Apr 2024
3.3k
2
All time
Poor box
Court poor box donations raise close to €17m for charities over 10 years
30 Dec 2022
6.0k
2
Insurance
Capping of damages in personal injury cases is constitutionally permissible, says Law Reform Commission
30 Sep 2020
13.6k
14
Sentencing
Use of suspended sentences for sexual offences decreased over last decade
31 Aug 2020
8.1k
13
Compo Culture
Commission outlines options to cap the amount of damages awarded in personal injury claims
11 Dec 2019
15.2k
24
Defamation Act
Law Reform Commission proposes extension of court privilege to bloggers and social media reporters
23 Jul 2019
8.1k
5
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should there be a cap on personal injury claims?
5 Jun 2019
28.2k
96
Eamon Lillis
Minister to support 'Celine's law' proposals to prevent killers profiting from their crime
2 Oct 2018
16.5k
23
law reform
Here are the legal options being considered about sexual consent
27 Jul 2018
19.9k
91
Clampdown
Revenge porn perpetrators to be jailed under new laws
31 Dec 2016
16.8k
73
provision for children
Law that allows parents' wills to be rewritten under review
25 Apr 2016
24.3k
45
in their own words
'I received death threats and constant torture': Cyberbullying victims speak out
31 May 2015
14.8k
44
Privacy
Calls for pre-trial hearings on disclosure of sensitive material in sex offence cases
15 Dec 2014
4.3k
1
most foul
When should someone who kills their spouse be allowed to inherit their property?
26 Nov 2014
19.9k
23
explicit images
'Revenge porn' may not be punishable through Irish law
20 Nov 2014
8.2k
10
Law Reform Commission
New legislation needed to stop online "trolls"
19 Nov 2014
8.1k
101
Cameras in court
Opinion: As the Pistorious trial returns to our TV screens, let's consider cameras in courtrooms
Laura Cahillane
30 Jun 2014
224
33
Opinion
Column: Behind the veil – a new era has begun for family courts
Katherine Irwin
15 Jan 2014
436
54
appeals court
Panel chosen for October appeals court referendum
11 Jul 2013
3.1k
7
Courts
Report: Judges should be able to impose minimum sentence for murder
11 Jun 2013
9.9k
31
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day…
11 Jun 2013
10.5k
5
Jury Duty
FLAC says 'Jury Service' report should include deaf and blind people
15 Apr 2013
5.6k
42
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should non-Irish citizens be eligible for jury duty?
15 Apr 2013
10.0k
124
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Monday.
15 Apr 2013
11.6k
5
Jury Service
LRC report recommends non-Irish citizens for jury duty
15 Apr 2013
4.7k
34
Missing Persons
Report recommends new laws on missing persons and the Disappeared
30 Jan 2013
2.2k
2
Explainer
Explainer: Who and what are Ireland's sheriffs?
5 Aug 2012
57.3k
34
criminal justice
New bill will allow minor criminal records to be wiped
4 May 2012
37.8k
35
care in the home
Report: Government needs to regulate home care services
30 Jan 2012
868
2
Drugs
Judges should be able to specify minimum terms for murder, says law reform group
19 Jan 2012
1.3k
27
Missing Persons
Changes to missing person laws recommended
20 Dec 2011
1.2k
Teenagers
Teenagers should be given right to refuse treatment, says Law Reform Commission
25 Jul 2011
554
2
Good Samaritan
Could a new Civil Law bill make us nicer people?
24 Jun 2011
1.1k
2
New Bill
Government approves preparation of "corporate manslaughter" bill
29 Dec 2010
584
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Met Eireann says we should prepare for a white Christmas, while AA warns of 5 hour commutes; the Sun finds heroin in RTE and a cure for the common cough.
21 Dec 2010
1.4k
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you really, really need to know by 9am: support for Fianna Fail and Labour is down, while Fine Gael and Sinn Fein bounce; the European Court of Human Rights issues a ruling on Ireland’s abortion laws, and the shocking truth about the Rubberbandits.
16 Dec 2010
1.3k
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