1. Personal of the Court
1.1. Judges
1.1.1. Stare Decisis
1.1.2. Ratio Decidendi
1.1.3. Ober Dictum
1.2. Solicitors
1.2.1. Legal work for the public
1.2.2. Preliminary Hearings
1.2.3. Gather Evidence
1.2.4. Brief Counsel
1.3. Barristers
1.3.1. An advocate
1.3.2. Advises
1.3.3. Cab Rank rule
1.3.4. Regulated by the Bar Council
1.4. The Attorney General
1.4.1. Paul Gallagher
1.4.2. Chief Law Officer
1.4.3. Adviser to the government
1.4.4. created in 1924
1.4.5. Appointed by the President
1.5. The Director of personal prosecution
1.5.1. Claire Loftus
1.5.2. Fully independent
2. Criminal Law
2.1. District Law
2.1.1. Local jurisdiction
2.1.2. Limited Jurisdiction
2.1.3. Indictable Offences
2.1.4. Judge + Jury (12) hears cases.
2.1.5. Licensing
2.1.5.1. granting of certificates for intoxicating liquor licences,
2.1.5.2. lottery licences
2.1.5.3. licences for public dancing
2.2. Circuit Law
2.2.1. Family Law
2.2.2. Criminal Jurisdiction
2.3. Central Criminal Court
2.3.1. Court of Appeal.
2.3.2. Part V of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939
2.3.3. Special Criminal Court was established in 1972
2.3.3.1. Part V of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939
2.3.4. No jury sits
2.3.5. Criminal cases only
2.3.6. Subversive crime
2.4. Court of Appeal
2.4.1. Scheduled Offences
2.4.2. Subermisive Crime
2.4.3. Improve efficiency and speed up the hearing of appeals.
2.4.4. Appeals only
2.4.5. Three judges hear the case
2.5. Supreme Law
2.5.1. Court of final appeal
2.5.2. court of final appeal
2.5.3. Highest Court
2.5.4. Chief Justice (president) (Justice Frank Clarke) and 9 ordinary judges.
2.5.5. 3 or 5 judges, but in exceptional circumstances 7 judges.
3. Hierarchial Structure
3.1. Civil Law
3.1.1. District Law
3.1.1.1. Family Law
3.1.1.1.1. Domestic Violence
3.1.1.1.2. Guardianship of children
3.1.1.1.3. Maintenance
3.1.1.1.4. Child care
3.1.2. Circuit Law
3.1.2.1. Defendant can appeal to the High Court
3.1.2.2. consult Supreme Court
3.1.2.3. full rehearing and decision is final
3.1.2.4. Family law
3.1.2.4.1. Divorce
3.1.2.4.2. Judical Separation
3.1.2.4.3. Barring Orders
3.1.2.5. Jury selection
3.1.3. High Court
3.1.3.1. Prohibition
3.1.3.2. Mandamus
3.1.3.3. Cetiorari
3.1.3.4. Habeas corpus
3.1.4. Court of Appeal
3.1.5. Supreme Law