In a review of judicial reviews around planning and infrastructure, Jack Chambers said “radical options” needed to be considered by Government to cut down on legal challenges. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish TimesMinister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers suggested that legal firms be banned from taking environmental cases on a ‘no foal, no fee’ basis. In a review of judicial reviews around planning and infrastructure, Chambers said “radical options” needed to be considered by Government to cut down on legal challenges. Chambers’ letter said that in the UK, people who took cases were “liable for a proportion of the costs associated with an unsuccessful environmental judicial review”. “Coupling this reform with a legal costs mechanism may increase the number of judicial reviews being taken on environmental grounds i.e.

Source: The Irish Times March 03, 2026 01:14 UTC