Will we get a debate on judicial reform?

It wasn't a surprise that Chief Justice Frank Clarke didn't dwell on the topic in his address, but it was a pity, writes Francesca Comyn

Chief Justice Frank Clarke deliveres a statement to mark the upcoming new legal year. Pic: RollingNews.ie

When it comes to judicial reform, the devil is in the detail,Chief Justice Frank Clarke told an audience at the Four Courts yesterday evening.

Lawyers, judges, journalists and Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan gathered for the address which was billed as a speech to mark the beginning of the new legal term. As Clarke has been in the role of Chief Justice only a few wet weeks, it was (in rough measures) two parts ...