• 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.

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• Government approval of Legal Services Brexit Initiative welcomed by the Council of The Bar of Ireland

  04 January 2019

  The Council of The Bar of Ireland has welcomed Government approval today of a legal services initiative to make Ireland a global hub for international litigation and arbitration post-Brexit......  

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• Statement re Family Court Incident

  20 December 2018

  The shocking events in the Family Court in Phoenix House this morning and other recent high profile incidents involving assaults on barristers are of utmost concern to The Bar of Ireland. Issues of safety.... 

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• Council of The Bar of Ireland welcomes proposal to increase Court of Appeal

  05 December 2018

  Speaking today in response to the Government’s approval of the proposal of Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, to increase the number of ordinary judges in the Court of Appeal from nine to fifteen, Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, Micheál P...

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• International legal experts gather in Dublin to debate fairness of civil trials

  18 October 2018

  In advance of European Lawyers’ Day (25thOctober 2018), The Bar of Ireland and The Law Society of Ireland hosted a panel discussion entitled, Does The Law Ensure Fair Civil Trials? An International Panel Perspective on Upholding the Rule of Law on Thursday...