DEATH KNELL FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO WILLS
The head of the Probate Office has advised that information available to the public about the contents of wills was ‘an invasion of privacy’ and put beneficiaries ‘at risk’.
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DEBT LAWS PREVENT INVESTMENT
Ireland’s archaic bankruptcy laws are acting as a disincentive to investment – so says Craig Barrett, the recently retired chairman of technology giant Intel. Speaking to the Sunday Times prior to the Engineers Ireland annual conference this week, he said that one of the key factors in reviving the Irish economy would be the growth of indigenous business.
SPENDING CUTS
The government will achieve less than one-third of the spending cuts recommended by An Bord Snip Nua this year, reports The Sunday Independent.
FREE LEGAL AID SCHEME EXTENDED
The District Court free criminal aid scheme, which has so far been restricted to solicitors, is being extended to include barristers.
The decision follows a ruling by the Supreme Court that defendants should be entitled to representation by counsel in serious or complicated cases.
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