Cracks starting to show in judicial system

Delays and high costs linked to the filing of cases are causing cracks to appear in Ireland’s judicial system, damaging the country’s legal competitiveness in the process, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

In Ireland, the wheels of justice often grind surely, but also pretty slowly, or so it would appear.

According to the World Bank, Ireland is an expensive location in which to enforce a business contract — the sixth- most expensive in Europe.