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The total value of Irish debt judgments fell sharply in 2016 from 2015, according to data compiled by StubbsGazette. There were 3,031 debt judgments recorded in 2016 with a total value of €277.6 million, compared to 4,479 in 2015 with a total value of €567.8 million.

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Documents released to Ireland's National Archives recall a revolt by 50 lawyers at Cork City District Court in 1986 after a solicitor was threatened with jail, The Irish Times reports. The incident was triggered when solicitor Gerard McCarthy continued to make submissions to Judge Desmond Windle on

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Edmund Honohan, master of the High Court, has said that thousands of possession orders made by the Circuit Court may be open to challenge under EU law. Mr Honohan told The Irish Times that there is "a huge amount of ignorance" around the application of EU law.

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Demand for civil legal aid services from the Legal Aid Board increased by about two per cent in 2015, according to the Board's annual report. The Board received 16,793 applications for civil legal aid and advice (including asylum related matters) last year.

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Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone Children's Minister Dr Katherine Zappone will bring proposals for a new statutory national guardian at litem service to Cabinet early this year, The Irish Times reports.

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The Bar Mock Trial Competition, which aims to teach school pupils about their rights and help them better understand the justice system, turned 25 years old in 2016. The Citizenship Foundation and the Bar Council of Northern Ireland congratulated schools across Northern Ireland which worked hard las

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