Barrister fails in bid to represent clients without solicitor

A barrister has failed in her bid to be allowed to represent clients without having to be instructed by a solicitor, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

Eugenie Houston, president of the newly formed Association of Barristers in Ireland, had asked the court to clarify provisions of a new law, passed in 2015, in relation to the question of direct access of members of the public to barristers.