16 Jul 2013, 12:20
The Legal Services Regulation Bill will be the focus of the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality when it meets with the Minister for Justice and Equality Alan Shatter tomorrow, Wednesday, 17th July 2013.
Committee Chairman David Stanton, TD, said: “The Legal Services Regulation Bill provides for the establishment of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and for the establishment of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal to make determinations as to misconduct by legal practitioners. It also provides for new structures in which legal practitioners may provide services together or with others, as well providing for the establishment of a roll of practising barristers, the reform of the law relating to the charging of costs by legal practitioners and the system of the assessment of costs relating to the provision of legal services, and the manner of appointment of persons to be Senior Counsel. Tomorrow, the Committee will commence consideration and members will have the opportunity to propose and discuss any amendments to the legislation as time permits.”
This meeting will start in Committee Room 2 at 9.30am tomorrow, Wednesday, 17th July 2013.
In the afternoon at 2pm, subject to referral, the Committee will carry out scrutiny of EU legislative proposals with Minister Shatter:
(i) Motion re: COM(2012)363; Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law; and
(ii) Motion re: COM(2013)173 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA
Committee proceedings can be followed live here.
For further information please contact:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
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Committee Membership
Deputies: Niall Collins (FF); Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (FG); Alan Farrell (FG); Anne Ferris (LAB) [Vice-Chairman]; Seán Kenny (LAB); Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF); Finian McGrath (IND); John Paul Phelan (FG); David Stanton (FG) [Chairman]
Senators: Ivana Bacik (LAB); Paul Bradford (FG); Martin Conway (FG); Rónán Mullen (IND); Denis O’Donovan (FF); Katherine Zappone (IND)