Dedicated complex for family law cases

The country’s top judge has said she was delighted that the Government had earmarked a site for the construction of a dedicated courts complex to deal with family-related cases.

Chief Justice Susan Denham said the location, in Smithfield, Dublin’s north inner city, was “in the heart of the legal quarter” and that the Family Law Court would provide the full range of facilities for “vulnerable families”.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald said the project had been “spoken about for 20 years” and would now become a reality.