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Legal aid row pushing District Courts towards ‘Covid era backlogs’, solicitors warn

Minister for Justice urged to resolve dispute as withdrawal of services by criminal defence solicitors puts strain on system

Confusion and delays at district court as criminal legal aid dispute drags on

Dozens of cases adjourned as judge encourages some defendants to secure representation

Judge Martin Nolan says solicitors have ‘lost sight of their duty’ as they leave clients in custody unrepresented in cou...

Lawyers escalated legal aid row with Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan this week

Legal aid row: Justice minister says Law Society ‘bags’ concessions and wants more

The dispute between the Department and solicitors has had a significant negative impact on the criminal courts this summer.

Legal aid dispute a matter of concern, says Chief Justice

Revised payment structure provides a flat €520 solicitor fee irrespective of the number of clients or appearances

Huge numbers left unrepresented in court amid 93pc collapse in legal aid certificates

Effect of pay dispute laid bare as 100 solicitors stage walkout

Legal aid chief denies stricter vetting as aid for policy challenges hits decade low

Hong Kong authorities approved only two legal aid applications for judicial review challenges against government policies and decisions last year, the fewest in the past decade, al...

Rape, sexual assault cases disrupted over legal aid row

Around half of the rape and sexual assault cases due to go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today have been disrupted due to the dispute between solicitors and the...

Legal aid reform dispute 'at standstill' - Law Society

The Law Society of Ireland has said a dispute over legal aid fees has "effectively come to a standstill" and that victims have been left "in limbo".

Legal aid fee row: Striking solicitors double down with fresh threat to disrupt courts

Scheduled sentencing hearings and trials unlikely to proceed as withdrawal of services to continue

Legal aid dispute continues as solicitors extend boycott

he dispute over legal aid payments between the Justice Minister and solicitors is set to continue into next month.

Civil legal aid system under ‘significant strain’ with appointment wait times of more than a year

Law Society president says income eligibility threshold of €18,000, unchanged since 2006, ‘locking people out of justice’

Criminal legal aid solicitors warn services withdrawal set to run into new legal year

Solicitors tell senior judges the Minister for Justice has ‘failed to engage’ meaningfully over legal aid payments

Judge again urges O’Callaghan and solicitors to resolve legal aid case between them

Situation will continue unless Minister for Justice agrees to engagement, lawyers say

Tusla 'dip into own pockets' for solicitor for teen unable to avail of legal aid due to strike

Holly Laher said Tusla “felt they had no other choice than to engage with us privately in respect to this, given the minister has made the system unworkable”.

Figures suggest new legal aid model a ‘thorough yellow packing’ of solicitors’ services

Data supplied by Minister for Justice show 75% of cases dealt with in one appearance under new system and 99% within five dates

Call for mediator to help resolve legal aid dispute

The president of the Law Society has called for an independent mediator to be appointed to help resolve the dispute over the new criminal legal aid scheme.

NC legal aid groups sue over lawmakers’ redirection of millions in funding

Three North Carolina legal aid organizations are suing state legislative leaders over a budget provision that redirects millions of dollars from programs that provide low-income re...

Law Society hits back at minister over 'fundamentally unhelpful commentary' on legal aid row

The group said this evening that two core issues with the scheme remain unresolved.

Legal aid certs granted in July down 93% on last year amid fees dispute, committee to hear

The Law Society, which represents solicitors, and the Bar of Ireland, which represents barristers, will both appear before the Justice Committee this afternoon.

Party litigants clog up proceedings in court

Andrew Stevenson says civil legal aid needs to be more attractive to lawyers

Service of book of evidence on two defendants at Sligo District court put back due to legal aid dispute

As it happened: Minister quizzed on legal aid row

As it happened: Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan engages on the ongoing legal aid dispute at the Oireachtas Committee on Justice.

O'Callaghan rebuffs request for mediator in legal aid row

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has rebuffed a request from the Law Society for the appointment of a mediator to help resolve the dispute over the new criminal legal aid schem...