Procedural Rules for the Irish Courts

Somebody asked me by e-mail where to find the procedural rules for the Irish Courts and here is my reply:

It depends on the court in question.
For Circuit Court, try checking the Circuit Court Rules as amended, published at
http://www.bailii.org/ie/legis/num_reg/toc-C.html
(Unfortunately these are not consolidated versions and the amendments only go up to 1998 -
you would need to check the print versions for subsequent amendments.)
See also
http://www.courts.ie/Home.nsf/LookupPageLink/Legal+Professionals+CCR

For High Court, try the Rules of the Superior Courts as amended
The main text is under 'T' for 'The' in the index -
http://193.120.124.98/ZZSI15Y1986.html

Amendments up to 1998 are listed at
http://www.bailii.org/ie/legis/num_reg/toc-R.html
See also
http://www.courts.ie/Home.nsf/LookupPageLink/Legal+Professionals+SCR


Having got as far as you can with these, you could then try contacting a Registrar / Court Clerk for the court in question. (Some contact details may be found at http://www.courts.ie )

The primary legislation governing the dispute in question may also say something about the issue, so watch out for that.

New Irish Law Update available

A new IrishLaw Update is available at
www.irishlaw.org/updates/

Crime Statistics 2001

The main crime statistics for 2001 have been published.

See
www.justice.ie
Go to Press Office, then Press Releases, then 26 July 2002.

New Update

A new Irish Law Update is now available at
http://www.irishlaw.org/updates/

Irish Legislative Process

Here's a query I received today, together with my response:

Query:
I am studing irish law in the US and was wondering if you would be able to tell me the steps a bill must go through to become a law.
Thank you for your time.

My response:

The Irish legislative process is described at the following locations:

http://www.gov.ie/oireachtas/leaflet/leg.html
and

http://www.feargalquinn.ie(see right hand side of home page - The Legislative Process)

Irish General Election

The Irish General Election takes place on Friday 17 May 2002.
There are lots of websites covering the campaign, e.g.:
www.rte.ie/election2002/

www.ireland.com/focus/election_2002/