Let’s limit the barring orders and put an end to rumours

WE REFER to the Supreme Court’s decision that ex-parte barring orders are unconstitutional.

We urge the Department of Justice to amend the legislation immediately with the introduction of a time limit for which such an order may be in place, and so continue to have this important remedy available.

There is a hierarchy of rights involved in this issue the "draconian consequences," as stated by Mr Justice Keane, for a barred spouse to be removed from the home, or the danger to life or limb for a vulnerable spouse from a violent partner.