Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013
Public bill · Government · Presented
The legislation would allow accredited journalists to attend family-law and child-care hearings that are normally closed, while courts could exclude them or limit reporting to protect children, privacy, safety or justice; identifying those involved would remain prohibited and could be a criminal offence. It would also raise the value of civil cases that can be heard in the Circuit Court to €75,000 (€60,000 for personal-injury cases) and in the District Court to €15,000, potentially reducing High Court use and legal costs.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 and the Child Care Act 1991 to allow bona fide representatives of the Press to attend court during proceedings heard otherwise than in public except in certain circumstances; and to provide for the prohibition or restriction of the publication and broadcasting of matters by such representatives in certain circumstances; to amend various enactments for the purpose of increasing the monetary limit of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court in personal injuries actions and other civil matters; to amend various enactments for the purpose of increasing the monetary limit of the jurisdiction of the District Court in civil matters; to repeal certain provisions of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002; and to provide for related matters
Last updated 12 April 2018
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