Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Reform of the Family Law System: Discussion

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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On consistency, the in camerarule was mentioned. I studied family law. From an academic perspective it is very difficult to access case law, particularly given the anonymisation of parties. How can that issue be dealt with even from an academic point of view? Dr. Walsh mentioned the media perspective and the difficulties involved in getting an allocation and reporting family law cases. From an academic perspective, what could the State do to facilitate more collaboration on an ongoing basis in order to drive consistency from the academic pillar and allow a higher degree of case reporting? That would promote consistency across the Judiciary.