Second Stage Lapsed 32nd Dáil 34/2017
Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan
- Introduced
- 2 Mar 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Prevents people convicted of homicide from inheriting from or claiming benefits from their victim's estate.
- Amends succession law so killers cannot profit financially from causing someone's death through inheritance or legal claims.
- Applies the legal principle that wrongdoing should not create financial advantage, protecting victims' families from this harm.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 32nd Dáil2 Mar 2017
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil2 Mar 2017