The Law Reform Commission has said judges should be able to recommend a minimum term to be served by murderers, depending on the gravity of their crime.

Changes could soon be made to our laws regarding sexual offences.

GREATER rights for children, single fathers, civil partners and step-parents are among a range of sweeping changes to family law being recommended by the Law Reform Commission.

NO ONE should ever be jailed for failing to repay personal debt, not even those who can pay but won’t, according to recommendations by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) which will be published today.

Unmarried fathers should have guardianship rights to their children, the Law Reform Commission said today.

UNMARRIED fathers should have guardianship rights to their children, according to the Law Reform Commission.

Proposed new rules on how expert witnesses present evidence in court are being rolled out tonight in a bid to prevent potential miscarriages of justice.

THE Law Reform Commission has called for new laws to require the Government to provide counselling for families with adopted children.

New laws on corporate killing should be introduced to deter companies who blatantly disregard the safety of their workers, an expert said tonight.

THE State could be exposed to major liability over the wardship system operated by the Courts which removes the decision-making process of people with mental disabilities, the President of the Law Reform Commission, Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness warned yesterday.

THE €1 million generated by the court poor box system could be used as “slush fund” by the Government to buy votes if new proposals are implemented, Labour warned yesterday.

TÁNAISTE Mary Harney last night backed a proposal to jail company managers and directors for five years if convicted of ‘corporate killing’.