Since the start of July, criminal defence solicitors have been engaged in a dispute with the Minister for Justice over the introduction of payment reforms for legal aid cases in the District Court.

Afghan national Nasim Sulemankhil, who is of no fixed address, appeared at Dublin District Court charged with unlawful possession of a knife described as being capable of inflicting serious injury or incapacitating a person, on Cathal Brugha Street on April 24th.