The Justice Minister was asked to limit free legal aid for repeat offenders. Here's why that won't happen
Tipperary County Council passed a motion in March requesting that the Minister for Justice consider it.
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Tipperary County Council passed a motion in March requesting that the Minister for Justice consider it.
Higgins was speaking at the opening of Flac’s new Dublin office.
Changes to the funding structure of the government’s mortgage arrears assistance scheme mean solicitors will have to show why they need a barrister for each case.
Minister Charlie Flanagan today praised the success of the Abhaile legal advice scheme, but did not indicate it would be extended to provide full representation.
As an application was made at Belfast Crown Court to award Jackson his legal costs following the ‘not guilty’.
More than 30,000 accounts have been in arrears for more than two years.
One listed a €4,000 Rolex watch and a €14,000 car as assets in his application for free legal aid.
The Legal Aid Board says it’s forced to make the changes because of budgetary constraints.
Fine Gael Senator John O’Mahony argued this morning that the system in place in Ireland is in need of an overhaul.
Figures released to TheJournal.ie demonstrate the “massive” scale of the mortgage arrears problem, according to one expert.
€53 million was spent on providing free legal aid to people facing criminal charges last year alone.
We need to bring in an automatic waiver of the financial contribution towards “free” legal aid in cases of domestic violence, writes Eilis Barry.
Legal aid is a hot-topic issue here in the wake of David Drumm’s successful application for same last week.
The mortgage-holder must be in arrears and insolvent to qualify.
The 17-year-old is charged with 26 counts of theft.
In July 2007, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife Rachel.
As a TD, Murphy is entitled to an annual salary of €87,258 before tax.
The man cannot be named to protect the women’s identities.
The expenditure has reduced by about €10 million in the last six years.
Saverio Bellante, 39, is accused of murdering Tom O’Gorman in the house they shared in Castleknock after a game of chess.
The minimum contribution is set to rise from €50 to €130 but parents facing legal action from the HSE over child fare will have their costs waived.
Should the government try to recoup that money? One Fine Gael TD says it should.
The Bar Council’s Voluntary Assistance Scheme is seeing more people with debt issues who cannot afford legal representation.
A defence lawyer warns that defendants are less equipped than prosecutors when it comes to engaging forensic experts to testify – increasing the danger of unsafe convictions.
The Legal Aid Board’s report for 2010 shows that demand for its services has grown by over 70 per cent over four years.
Almost one-third has been knocked off solicitor and counsel fees in criminal legal aid scheme since 2009.