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Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 2 Mar 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · 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 timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil2 Mar 2017
- Second Stage32nd Dáil2 Mar 2017
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