• Statement by Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, Micheál P O’Higgins SC on the retirement of Mr Justice Peter Kelly, President of the High Court

  17 June 2020

  Peter Kelly is an advertisement for the Irish Bar and Bench. He was an outstanding barrister and leader of the Bar until his elevation to the High Court in 1996. As a High Court judge, judge of the Court of Appeal and, since December 2015, President of the High Court, he has been a beacon for...

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• Increased resources needed to safeguard justice and to best position Ireland to benefit from increased international legal services post-Brexit

  24 January 2020

  The Bar of Ireland has written to all election candidates, political parties and members of the Oireachtas, ahead of the General Election 2020 highlighting a number of issues that are pertinent to both...

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• ‘Courting Disaster’ coalition calls on Government to urgently allocate funding for a dedicated Family Law Court

  10 December 2019

  Vulnerable members of society without the most basic of facilities in Family Court, campaign group says

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• Council of The Bar of Ireland address Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on access to justice and legal costs

  27 November 2019

  Council of The Bar of Ireland welcomes the opportunity to address the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on access to justice and legal costs today as for any legal system to operate at its optimum level, access to justice must be available to all.

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• Appointment of John Bruton to lead the Promotion of Irish Law Implementation Group welcomed by the Council of The Bar of Ireland

  30 October 2019

  Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan TD announces former Taoiseach John Bruton as Chair of the Group.  

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• Council of The Bar of Ireland welcomes priority review of Ireland’s family law system by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality

  24 October 2019

  In responding to today’s Report on Family Law Reform by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, Council of The Bar of Ireland reiterates support for measures that improve the expedient resolution of family law proceedings arising from relationship and marital breakdown which are in...

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• Statement by the Chairman, Council of The Bar of Ireland on the death of Noel Whelan SC

  11 July 2019

  Statement by Micheál P. O'Higgins SC, Chairman, Council of The Bar of Ireland on the passing of Noel Whelan SC. 

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• The victim’s voice takes centre stage at The Bar of Ireland Conference ‘Laws & Effects’

  24 May 2019

  The Bar of Ireland’s Chairman’s Conference ‘Laws & Effect’ takes place in Co Laois tomorrow, Saturday May 25th.

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• Joint North South Council Meeting

  05 April 2019

  The Bar of Ireland will today host a delegation from The Bar of Northern Ireland for the seventh annual Joint North South Bar Meeting. A key focus of today’s meeting will be the impact of Brexit on the legal and justice sectors in each jurisdiction as clarification is still awaited on...

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• Washington Celebration of Brexit initiative

  15 March 2019

  Council of The Bar of Ireland are delighted to attend an event in the Irish Embassy, Washington DC this evening to celebrate the Government backed legal services initiative to make Ireland a global hub for international litigation and arbitration post-Brexit.