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'); 'We can't just say it's too difficult': Could criminal investigations into Ireland's mother and baby homes happen? There have been calls for investigations following the publication of a long-awaited report this week. By Stephen McDermott Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 12:05 AM Jan 17th 2021, 12:05 AM 24,588 Views 43 Comments The site of a mass grave for children who died in the Tuam mother and baby home Source: Niall Carson/PA THE PUBLICAT...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Regulatory investigations can be time consuming. Uncertainty surrounding ultimate outcomes is disruptive to the personal and business decision-making of those affected. Limitation periods in which proceedings must be commenced, if at all, are designed by legislatures to balance the need for investigators to pursue a complete examination of the facts and consider the potential resulting legal consequences, and the need for some degree of certainty for targets of an investigation. A forthcomi...

Effective July 27, 2020, and retroactive to March 13, 2020, the Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) suspended time limits set out in federal legislation, including the Federal Courts Act and numerous other acts pursuant to which proceedings can be instituted in the Federal Courts, until September 13, 2020 Time limits established by the Federal Courts Rules or by court order are unaffected Court of Appeal September 1: The Court's fall session has begun, and hearings will be held in person, remotely, or as hybrid hearings (with some counsel appearing in person and others remotely) Ju...

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Public Service minister Chris Hipkins addresses the interim report of findings by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State and Faith-based Care that was released in December 2020. (Video first published in December 2020) An interim report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has identified systemic failures in the handling of abuse claims by the state, with aggressive Crown lawyers and laws tilted against survivors leaving many retraumatised and “frequently disbelieved”. The wide-ranging criticism of the Government's approach to survivor...

A Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for investors to pursue key claims in their actions against AIB over losses sustained after investing in certain Belfry funds promoted by the bank. In a significant judgment yesterday on preliminary issues in eight "pathway" cases in the litigation, the Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal (COA) finding that key aspects of the plaintiffs’ claims were statute barred – brought outside the relevant six year time limit. Some 300 investors have sued over losses sustained after they put money into five Belfry Funds which invested in UK commercial...