The Bar Council is not keen on Government measures to introduce a scale of fees to be applied in certain environmental judicial reviews. This normally involves the project’s opponents seeking a judicial review of the process in the courts. The Government now wants to introduce a scale of fees to be applied in certain environmental judicial reviews. In adopting this somewhat maximalist position, the Bar Council seems to have failed to read the room. The Bar Council is a trade union with a penchant for fancy dress.

Source: The Irish Times January 26, 2026 19:43 UTC