A single oversight body for all media including online media is being considered as part of a major review of defamation law.

The Law Reform Commission (LRC) has published a paper proposing major changes as to how compulsory purchase orders (CPO) are conducted.

Twenty years ago the Law Reform Commission called for a modernised, effective and accessible family law court structure.

Not a single person has been jailed over the last 10 years for health and safety offences, including where fatalities occurred, or for competition breaches.

The State’s independent legal advisory body has not been requested to examine the country’s surveillance laws — eight months after the Government said it planned to do so.

A new report is recommending the introduction of tighter legislation to prevent people benefiting from homicide.

It is reported the Cabinet will move to address concerns over imprisoning people for the non payment of debt.

The Law Reform Commission is considering whether existing penalties are tough enough to deal with online material that invades a person's privacy, or is hurtful or hateful.

Legal experts are set to make recommendations on whether or not killers such as Eamonn Lillis should be barred from inheriting assets, such as the family home, from their victims.