Courts Policy/Legal Services

• 05/01/2010   Ahern extends Small Claims Procedure to cover business claims
• 30/12/2009   Ahern provision aimed at speeding up civil trials
• 06/12/2009   Ahern Paves Way For Criminal Courts Opening
• 12/08/2009   Ahern publishes Courts and Court Officers Bill 2009
• 07/08/2009   Ahern Publishes Report of the Working Group on a Court of Appeal Recommendations will be examined to keep costs low
• 26/02/2009   Reappointment of Judge Aindrias Ó Caoimh as a Judge of the European Court of Justice
• 30/12/2008   Establishment of a European Small Claims Procedure
• 18/09/2008   Commencement of Circuit Court Rules
• 06/03/2008   Minister for Children announces new national detention facility for children and teenagers
• 01/03/2007   New Body Established to Regulate Legal Costs