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Further strike action by Irish barristers mooted if recession-era cuts not reversed

The chair of the Bar Council has said criminal barristers may strike again if the withdrawal of services taking place today did not yield results

McEntee: Barrister pay row forms part of ‘huge change and investment’ in legal system

Criminal barristers will strike on Tuesday as part of a dispute over recession-era cuts to criminal legal aid fees

Justice Minister ‘certainly supporting’ Special Criminal Court

Confirming Fine Gael will be voting to renew the non-jury court, Helen McEntee said it has “stood the test of time”

Special Criminal Court should be replaced, expert review finds

The majority report stated that the new version of the non-jury court should be based on a stricter approach ‘with more checks and balances’

Sinn Féin likely to approve a reformed Special Criminal Court

The party’s new justice spokesman Pa Daly says it is waiting for the outcome of the independent review before taking an official position on it

Matt Cooper: It’s not practical politics to make people pay over half their extra earnings in tax

The surpluses raise legitimate questions as to how long the goverment can maintain the ‘temporary’ USC when it is taking in more money in taxes than it needs to spend

Acquittal of Gerry Hutch sparks calls for national debate on Special Criminal Court

Legal experts have said the trial shows the need for a discussion over the use of non-jury courts and the witness protection programme

Kinahan gunman case to be first to challenge law in wake of Dwyer decision

Six further appeals are set to go ahead after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Ireland’s mobile phone data retention system breaches EU law

Hutch and Dowdall to face Special Criminal Court trial

Pair who are charged in connection with the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel had taken judicial review proceedings against the legality of three-judge SCC

Trials and tribulations: the legal cases to watch out for in 2022

A number of notable cases, including the Graham Dwyer mobile phone data challenge, the legality of the Special Criminal Court and the sale of cannabis products will be decided this year

State to argue future of non-jury SCC should be left to politicians

Claim that the Special Criminal Court is underpinned by “temporary” or “emergency” legislation will also be rejected by government