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.

THE bumbling Mr Bumble in Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist declared the law to be an ‘ass’. He wasn’t, of course, reflecting on Ireland’s inheritance laws but the comment is prescient in light of the fact that wife-killer Eamonn Lillis emerges from prison today a wealthy man.

Eamonn Lillis, who brutally killed his wife on the patio of their Dublin home almost seven years ago, is expected to be a free man this week-end.

The Law Reform Commission is looking at whether someone who kills their spouse should be allowed to keep their jointly owned property.

Legal issues raised by high-profile cases involving famous spouse killers Eamonn Lillis and Catherine Nevin have prompted an investigation by the State’s law review body.

Ivor Callely is on his way to a prison in west Dublin and could end up in a double cell — sharing a toilet and living space with another inmate.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has found as too harsh the 15-year sentence handed down to a man who assaulted a boy in an unprovoked attack. What is an appropriate sentence, asks Dan Buckley

Convicted killer Eamonn Lillis will have two of his own paintings showcased at a national exhibition of prison art opening to the public this week.

Lawyers for the family of the late Celine Cawley have argued her husband and killer Eamon Lillis should not receive his legal costs arising from a High Court row regarding their joint assets.

The High Court has heard that convicted killer Eamonn Lillis has come to an arrangement with his daughter and the family of his dead wife over the division of the couple's shared assets.

Irish law is an ass as it remains silent on whether unlawful killing prohibits a share of jointly held assets, says Dan Buckley

WIFE killer Eamon Lillis is entitled to a half share in assets jointly owned by himself and his dead wife Celine Cawley, including the couple’s family home in Howth, the High Court has ruled.

The family of the late Celine Cawley have failed to strip her husband and killer Eamon Lillis of assets held jointly by the couple.

The daughter of convicted killer Eamon Lillis has told the High Court she'd "rather stick pins in her eyes" than let her father return within six miles of the family home.

WORKING in the Central Criminal Court, I am aware of its highly-charged nature.

A LEGAL action by the relatives of Celine Cawley against her husband and convicted killer Eamonn Lillis disentitling him from any interest in his wife’s estate has been adjourned for three weeks.

Legal proceedings in which relatives of Celine Cawley are seeking orders disentitling her husband and convicted killer Eamon Lillis to any interest in his wife's estate have been adjourned for three weeks.

PAYMENTS by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to barristers last year increased by 11% to €15.2 million in spite of the Government imposing a 8% cut on lawyers’ fees in March of last year.

CONVICTED killer Eamon Lillis has renounced his right to administer the estate of his late wife, Celine Cawley.

CONVICTED killer Eamonn Lillis appears to have rejected the option of mounting a legal challenge against his jail term for the manslaughter of his wife, Celine Cawley.

THERE was growing anger among victims’ rights groups last night after it emerged convicted wife killer Eamonn Lillis could walk free from prison as early as 2015.

THE dignified composure of the family of Celine Cawley finally cracked as her brother Chris tearfully bid her farewell with the words: “Celine, we love you.”

THE sentence handed down for the killing of Celine Cawley was influenced by two notorious cases: Wayne O’Donoghue and Linda Mulhall.

Eamonn Lillis has been sentenced to just under seven years in prison for the manslaughter of his wife, Celine Cawley.

Eamonn Lillis will be sentenced today for killing his advertising executive wife.

THE sister of manslaughter victim Celine Cawley has spoken of her torment at how she will never know how she died at the hands of her husband, Eamon Lillis.

A SOLITARY magpie landed on a tree outside Court No 6 as Eamonn Lillis listened to a synopsis of the evidence heard during his trial for the unlawful killing of his wife, Celine Cawley.

Eamonn Lillis will be sentenced tomorrow after he apologised today for the events that led to his wife Celine Cawley's death.

Eamon Lillis is to be sentenced tomorrow morning for the killing of his wife Celine Cawley at their home in Howth in Dublin in 2008.

Eamonn Lillis is due to be sentenced today for the manslaughter of his wife Celine Cawley at their home in Dublin.

EAMONN LILLIS will have to wait until next week to find out how long he must spend in prison after he was found guilty last night of the manslaughter of his wife, Celine Cawley.

IN the words of his mistress, he was “refined, gentle, a bit of a dreamer and someone who wouldn’t hurt a fly”.

A MAJOR legal row broke out in the Eamonn Lillis murder trial when lawyers for the accused asked for the jury to be discharged over claims that the trial judge, Mr Justice Barry White, was pushing them towards a verdict of murder.

ONCE united as family the divide between them was now all to evident.

Eamonn Lillis has been found not guilty of murdering his wife, Celine Cawley, but guilty of her manslaughter in their Howth home while their daughter was at school.

Eamonn Lillis has been found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife Celine Cawley.

The jury deliberating in the trial of a cheating husband accused of murdering his wife was directed today to return a majority verdict.

The jury in the Eamonn Lillis murder trial will later start into a third day of deliberations.

The jury in the Eamonn Lillis murder trial at the Central Criminal Court was sent home for a second evening today after deliberating all day.

The jury in the Eamonn Lillis murder trial has resumed deliberations after listening to an audio recording of the accused's evidence.

The jury in the murder trial of Eamon Lillis began hearing the television producer’s evidence for a second time today.

THE jury in the Eamonn Lillis murder trial have sought to re-examine a number of important exhibits and re-hear key evidence, including the testimony of the accused.

THE judge in the trial of Eamonn Lillis for the murder of his wife, Celine Cawley, said he held neither a sword for the prosecution nor a shield for the defence.

The jury in the Eamonn Lillis murder trial will resume its deliberations at the Central Criminal Court tomorrow morning.