Lobbying Records (Page 1 of 2)
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2025-01-20
Intent: Acquire a copy of the revised guidance
Details: Revised Guidance on submission of counsels' fee notes
Officials: Maria Browne
Methods: Email
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2024-09-05
Intent: Removal of the continued application of the 8% cut in professional fees applied to barristers professional fees
Details: Professional Fees paid to barristers instructed by the CSSO/AG Office
Officials: Maria Browne, Damien Moloney
Methods: Letter, Email, Meeting
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2024-09-05
Intent: Commencement and participation in review of the criminal legal aid scheme as announced in Budget 2024 and restoration of the professional fees paid to barristers where the State is the paymaster
Details: Advancement of the review of the criminal legal aid scheme and restoration of professional fees paid to barristers
Officials: Carole Sullivan, Helen McEntee, Catherine Pierse, Maria Browne, Damien Moloney, Paschal Donohoe
Methods: Phone call, Meeting, Letter
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2024-05-02
Intent: Request that the necessary steps would immediately be taken to remove the requirement imposing the 8% deduction to Counsel fees and restore the link with public sector pay agreements.
Details: Ongoing application of cuts to the professional fees of Counsel instructed by the Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO)
Officials: Maria Browne, Damien Moloney
Methods: Letter
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2021-09-20
Intent: Create awareness of the concept of an equitable briefing policy
Details: Promotion of The Bar of Ireland Equitable Briefing Initiative
Officials: Maria Browne, John McDaid, Barry Donoghue, Claire Loftus, Elizabeth Howlin, Helena Kiely
Methods: Email, Virtual Meeting, Letter
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2021-05-19
Intent: Response to CSSO raising concerns in relation to E-Briefs
Details: Approach of the CSSO to E-Briefs
Officials: Maria Browne, Damien Moloney
Methods: Letter, Email
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2021-05-19
Intent: Seek an explanation for the delays being experienced in the timely payment of professional fees to Counsel and to understand the concrete measures being put in place by the CSSO to address these delays in payment and the timescale for resolving this matter
Details: Delays in payment of professional fees to barristers by the CSSO
Officials: Maria Browne
Methods: Letter
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2020-09-21
Intent: Raise awareness of the policy agenda of the Council of The Bar of Ireland under the broad theme of 'Safeguarding Justice'
Details: Safeguarding Justice - Policy Newsletter issued by The Bar of Ireland
Officials: Oonagh McPhillips, Aidan O'Driscoll, Marion Walsh, Oonagh Buckley, Martin Fraser, Seán Ó Foghlú, Robert Watt, Derek Moran, ...
Methods: Email
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2020-09-21
Intent: Consideration of an equitable briefing policy by CSSO
Details: Equitable Briefing
Officials: Maria Browne
Methods: Letter
Council of The Bar of Ireland
2020-05-21
Intent: ongoing communications in relation to the evolving COVID 19 pandemic and the response of the Courts Service and various agencies of the State involved in the administration of justice
Details: Impact of COVID 19
Officials: Angela Denning, Peter Mullan, Geraldine Hurley, Oonagh Buckley, Aidan O'Driscoll, John McDaid, Maria Browne, Barry Donoghue, ...
Methods: Email, Letter, Phone call, ...