Open justice and civil jurisdiction, in the Courts Bill 2013
The Department of Justice yesterday published the Courts Bill, 2013, which has two main aims. The first is to increase the monetary limit of the jurisdiction of the District and Circuit Courts in Continue Reading
Fighting anonymity with anonymity: open justice and cyberbullying
Say you are a 15-year old girl. What would you do if you find a fake Facebook profile which contains a photograph of you, a slightly modified version of your name and other particulars which Continue Reading
Open justice and access to court documents
In yesterday's Irish Independent, Dearbbail McDonald reported that the public will get better access to court documents under plans being considered by the Government: Ireland is unique among Continue Reading
McKillen’s claims against the the Barclay Brothers are dismissed
In McKillen v Misland (Cyprus) Investments Ltd EWHC 2343 (Ch) (10 August 2012) Mr Justice David Richards dismissed the claims brought by Patrick McKillen. Patrick McKillen Continue Reading
Sunlight is the best disinfectant: open justice and company law proceedings
Hot on the heels of McKillen v Misland (Cyprus) Investments Limited EWHC 1158 (Ch) (26 April 2012), about which I blogged in my previous post, the ever-wonderful Stare Decisis Hibernia blog brings Continue Reading
In England, justice is open to all – like the Ritz Hotel
Thus (probably) spoke a nineteenth century Irish judge, Sir James Mathew (1830-1908) (pictured left). The Ritz is now owned by David and Frederick Barclay, and they are at present locked in what the Continue Reading
Themis, open justice, and business litigation
This beautiful photo is by Vancouver family lawyer Kathleen Walker, who tells me that the statute is in the Vancouver Courthouse of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada. The ancient Greek Continue Reading
Open justice and closed tribunals: refugee hearings and the Rule of Law
In a previous post, I considered the common law and constitutional aspects of the principle of open justice. In Wednesday's Irish Times, Carol Coulter reported on a case in which a child asylum Continue Reading
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