Charities Bill, 2014 submitted for public consultation
The Portfolio of Legal Affairs submits for public consultation the Charities Bill, 2014. The issue of the regulation of charities has been longstanding and there remains an urgent need to ensure that a proper legislative framework is in place which…
Discussion paper presented to public for protection to whistleblowers
The Protected Disclosures Bill, 2014 The issue of greater legislative protection for persons who disclose allegations of misconduct by public authorities has been a source of discussion for some time and was more recently addressed at the UCCI conference on…
The Editor Speaks: Law reform proposals mean “shut up”
On 10th January 2014 the Law Reform Commission published for public comment a Consultation Paper on the law of contempt. The object of the paper, which was in response to an earlier referral by the Attorney General, was to generate…
The law of contempt proposals ready for public comment
The Law Reform Commission submits for public comment a consultation paper on the law of contempt. The need for consideration of this area of law has arisen out of two particular, and relatively recent, developments. First, the coming into force…
