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# Barristers

Last year
2023
Extract: Barristers have held positions of influence since the foundation of the Irish State
Niamh Howlin
Government accused of acting like 'bystanders' as gardaí and barristers take industrial action
Pre-trial of gardaí and retired Garda Superintendent adjourned due to barrister strike action
Explainer: Barristers are set to protest at courthouses over pay, what are they looking for?
Barristers to protest seeking better daily pay for district court work
All time
Civil liberties group calls on Government to restore barrister legal aid fees
Accused excluded from court after claiming he had been offered jury details
Barristers urge caution on widespread roll-out of remote court hearings after Covid
Over 600 complaints made against barristers and solicitors in six-month period
Legal aid to be restricted in family law cases
Ministers agree reform of legal services, with new regulator to consult on ‘one-stop-shops’
Column: Yes, State legal spending is significant – but it’s an investment in our democracy
Noeline Blackwell
Shatter offers olive branch to lawyers over appointment of new regulators
TD welcomes barrister fees cut
Shatter at loggerheads with barristers over legal reforms
Column: Legal reform is a chance to finally do the right thing for consumers
Alan Shatter
Shatter calls on legal system to engage "constructively" on law reform
Column: ‘This is a blueprint for Government control of the legal profession’
Ken Murphy
Former attorney general raises fears over Shatter’s legal reform
Here’s how much the Government spent on legal fees last year...
Over 100 cases affected as Shatter questions legality of lawyers' strike
Criminal courts may stop hearings as lawyers begin strike
Shatter hopes lawyers will call off 'extraordinary' strike action
'Significant' rise in numbers referred to free legal scheme
Legal aid lawyers have fees cut by another 10 per cent