Irish Criminal Bar Association

The Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA) is seeking the views of criminal prosecutions on the future of the legal aid scheme in the District Court. The ICBA has launched a short survey, the results of which will be presented at a meeting in the Criminal Courts of Justice next Thursday.

Ireland faces a looming disclosure crisis on par with jurisdictions like England and Wales due to the growing volume of digital evidence and limited resources, a leading criminal barrister has warned. Speaking yesterday at an Irish Legal News webinar on access to justice, Jane McGowan BL, outgoing c

Barrister Jane McGowan has been re-elected as chair of the Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA) following its 2019 AGM. She is joined on the representative body's committee for 2018-19 by vice-chairpersons Rod O'Hanlon SC and Maurice Coffey, secretary Amy Heffrom and treasurer Simon Donagh.

A leading criminal barrister has warned that Ireland could face a legal challenge over its implementation of an EU Directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings. Jane McGowan, chair of the Irish Criminal Bar Association (ICBA), told a recent conference that the 2012 Directive gives s