Criminal Procedure

The High Court has quashed a sentence for burglary on the basis that the trial judge erred by refusing to allow counsel an opportunity to take instructions from their client. The defendant had pleaded guilty to stealing €5,000 from a house in at a hearing in 2021. Delivering judgment in the cas

Preliminary trial hearings can take place from today following the commencement of landmark legislation on criminal procedure. The commencement of the Criminal Procedure Act 2021, which was signed into law last May, is expected to have particular benefit for sexual offences and white-collar crime ca

Legislation providing for preliminary trial hearings for the first time in Irish criminal law has cleared the Oireachtas. The Criminal Procedure Bill 2021 completed its final stages in the Seanad yesterday and will now be sent to the President for signing and enactment.

Legislation to introduce preliminary trial hearings has cleared the Dáil and is on track to be approved by Senators before the summer recess. The Criminal Procedure Bill 2021, developed in consultation with the Courts Service and the Director of Public Prosecutions, will implement a recommend