There would be a limit at the same stage in proceedings of about €53,350 for complex cases and €65,800 for very complex cases. Such moves would apply to High Court cases taken under the Aarhus Convention, an international agreement that governs access to justice in environmental matters. Under the accelerating infrastructure plan, Government departments are to investigate and implement reforms to the judicial review regime. There is also to be consideration of the appropriateness of legal fee structures, including those cases taken on a “no foal no fee” basis by lawyers, where litigants incur no fees if they lose. At the weekend, Fine Gael TD Colm Burke raised concern at a recent increase in the number of judicial review cases against planning authority An Coimisiún Pleanála, previously known as An Bord Pleanála.

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2025 12:17 UTC